Conservation group sues over ESA protections for pygmy rabbit

A pygmy rabbit peeks out from the snow-covered sagebrush in the intermountain West. Photo by R. Dixon and H. Ulmschneider/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

MISSOULA, MT – Two conservation organizations filed suit in federal district court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a delayed decision about whether the world’s smallest rabbit species qualifies for Endangered Species Act protections. Just