In the early 1900s, wild rabbits on Kauo (Laysan) island ate all the vegetation, causing the extinction of native seabirds that lost their habitat.

The rabbits were released in the Sagebrush Flats area about 18 miles northwest of Ephrata, part of a five-county range that was the rabbits’ original habitat.

The rabbits that will be released Tuesday are the product of an emergency roundup six years ago of the remaining pygmy rabbits in the region, who were put into a captive-breeding program in a last ...

Humans aren't the only ones facing a pandemic — rabbits across the U.S. are currently battling a deadly disease outbreak of their own. The virus has spread to at least six states, threatening to ...

Shielding wild and feral rabbits from the virus is another story. Before RHDV2 arrived, Washington’s San Juan Islands, which lie north of the Olympic Peninsula, were teeming with feral rabbits.

The public can assist by reporting any sick or dead wild rabbits to the CDFW, as veterinarians continue to monitor the situation. They can be reached at (916) 358-2790.

KEY FACTS As Covid-19 is believed to have jumped from bats to humans, some scientists think Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease type 2 jumped from domesticated to wild rabbits in Europe.

Large-scale fires threaten critical habitat not just for pygmy rabbits, but also Greater sage grouse, ferruginous hawks, golden eagles, short-eared owls, prairie falcons, and every other species ...

: Conserved land along French Broad River to be restored as wetlands, muskie habitat Savannah Trantham, executive director and cofounder of Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, said the organization gets ...