Though this article is from 2014, I still found it fascinating and worthy of sharing here.
Pygmy Rabbit Quest
Meet the pygmy rabbit: the smallest rabbit species in the world, a creature that only thrives in the biggest, healthiest sagebrush and one of the hardest-to-spot critters in North America.
I’ve searched for them in sagebrush country for years but never caught so much as a glimpse.
Recently, I got a tip on a spot in southwestern Wyoming where the little rabbits thrived. That sounded like the perfect excuse for a 4th of July holiday road trip.
I found a great and little-visited national monument where you can indeed spot pygmy rabbits, as well as a lot of other sagebrush-dependent wildlife.
But first, a little natural history on this interesting animal.
Pygmy Rabbit Quest
Pygmy Rabbit Quest
Meet the pygmy rabbit: the smallest rabbit species in the world, a creature that only thrives in the biggest, healthiest sagebrush and one of the hardest-to-spot critters in North America.
I’ve searched for them in sagebrush country for years but never caught so much as a glimpse.
Recently, I got a tip on a spot in southwestern Wyoming where the little rabbits thrived. That sounded like the perfect excuse for a 4th of July holiday road trip.
I found a great and little-visited national monument where you can indeed spot pygmy rabbits, as well as a lot of other sagebrush-dependent wildlife.
But first, a little natural history on this interesting animal.
Pygmy Rabbit Quest