Species of the Week: Pygmy Rabbit

Species of the Week: Pygmy Rabbit

This beautiful painting of a pygmy rabbit was gifted to us by supporter Alice D. Thank you so much Alice! The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is native to the United States and lives primarily in the Great Basin region. The pygmy rabbit is an endangered species...
Species of the week: Common Raven

Species of the week: Common Raven

Ravens are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, and yet the State of Nevada spends tens of thousands of dollars annually to poison thousands of ravens. Because ravens do well in human habitats, feeding on our garbage, roadkill, and the dead bodies of...
Species of the Week: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

Species of the Week: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout by Travis London, Deep Green Arts Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) is the largest subspecies of cutthroat trout, and the state fish of Nevada. It is one of three subspecies of cutthroat trout that are listed as...
Species of the week: Jackrabbit

Species of the week: Jackrabbit

Jackrabbits are actually hares, not rabbits. They used to be plentiful in the sagebrush-steppe across the US West but are declining in numbers due to over development and habitat loss.  Jackrabbits are a sagebrush obligate species, meaning they need sagebrush to...
Species of the Week: Pygmy Rabbit

Species of the Week: Pygmy Rabbit

by artist Travis London The small Pygmy rabbit is Thacker pass and Thacker Pass is Pygmy rabbits. This small rabbit is a target of many predators at Thacker Pass. The rabbits find their refuge in the form of the sagebrush plant or in the burrows that it makes in deep,...