Distribution
The range of the pygmy rabbit includes most of the Great Basin and some of the adjacent intermountain areas of the western United States. Pygmy rabbits are found in southwestern Montana from the extreme southwest corner near the Idaho border north to Dillon and Bannack in Beaverhead County. Distribution continues east to southern Idaho and southern Oregon and south to northern Utah, northern Nevada, and eastern California. Isolated populations occur in east-central Washington and Wyoming.
The elevational range of pygmy rabbits in Nevada extends from 1,370–2,135 meters (4,490–7,005 ft) and in California from 1,520–1,615 meters (4,990–5,299 ft).
The last male purebred Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, found only in the Columbia Basin of Washington State, died March 30, 2006, at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. The last purebred female died in 2008. A crossbreeding program conducted by the Oregon Zoo, Washington State University and Northwest Trek is attempting to preserve the genetic line by breeding surviving females with the Idaho Pygmy Rabbit.
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