Endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits breeding

SPOKANE, Wash. -- For the first time in a decade, the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit has successfully bred in its historic range. A litter of kits has been confirmed in a 6-acre enclosure at the Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area in central Washington, where conservationists are reintroducing the ...

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