Federal government denies hazard mitigation aid to state after historic December flooding The federal government has denied Washington a hazard mitigation grant that the state requested as part of its ...

In today's release, the USFWS noted that ''the pygmy rabbit may warrant federal protection as a threatened or endangered species.'' The announcement relates to pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) ...

SPOKANE, WA. -- An emergency effort to save endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits will get its first test next week. Scientists next Tuesday will release nearly two dozen of the animals back into ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is planning to look for pygmy rabbits using drones over the next year. WDFW said in a news release Tuesday that its staff would fly drones over known ...

WENATCHEE — “Sometimes you don’t apply for a job, a job applies for you,” said Jon Gallie, wildlife biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), on how he became involved with ...

EPHRATA - It's Easter, but don't mention that famous egg-hiding bunny to pygmy rabbit savior Penny Becker. "This is all about conservation and recovery out here," Becker said last week at the ...

SPOKANE, WA. --- Some endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits are being released in the wild today in Eastern Washington in the Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area, north of Ephrata. These animals were bred ...