Federal Government Fails to Make Decision on Pygmy Rabbits in Western States

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Feb 8, 2010 at 7:49 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 8, 2010 at 7:49 PM MDT

Photo courtesy: Oregon Zoo

SPOKANE, Wash. - The federal government has failed to make a decision about protecting the rare pygmy rabbit in eight Western states.

That's the contention of a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boise by an environmental group seeking to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to act.

The Western Watersheds Project lawsuit wants the agency to make its decision on whether to grant endangered species protection to the rare, tiny rabbits. Courts had previously demanded the decision, which is long overdue.

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