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Conservation group sues over ESA protections for pygmy rabbit
The groups say the agency missed a required 12-month deadline and that habitat loss, wildfires and disease threaten pygmy rabbits across much of their range.
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 days before the 21st annual Endangered…