Wednesday March 15, 2023

Conservation organizations say the world’s smallest rabbit is at risk of extinction because of habitat loss and disease. They’re requesting protection for the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered Species Act. Plus, there’s a push for more diversity at some of the Mountain West’s most famous ski resorts. And later, new research on forest regeneration after wildfire.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: Conservationists are concerned about declining populations of the pygmy rabbit in Utah and other states across the Great Basin. Credit R. Dixon and H. Ulmschneider

// KUER: The key for these 1st-time Utah skiers is ‘seeing people on the slopes like me’
https://www.kuer.org/sports-recreation/2023-02-23/the-key-for-these-1st-time-utah-skiers-is-seeing-people-on-the-slopes-like-me

// Pygmy Rabbit Petition Press Release
https://defenders.org/newsroom/petition-seeks-protect-pygmy-rabbit-under-endangered-species-act