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Bradfield, T. 1975. On the behavior and ecology of the pygmy rabbit Sylvilagus idahoensis. MS. Thesis, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID. 43 pps.

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Campbell, T.M. T.W. Clark, and C.R. Groves. [982. First record of pygmy rabbits in Wyoming. Great Basin Naturalist. 42(1): 100.

California Department of Fish and Game. (D. F. Williams) 1986. Mammalian species of concern.

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35 Davis, W. B. 1939. Recent mammals ofIdaho. Caxton Printers. Ltd., Caldwell, ID. 400 pps.

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Federal Register. November 30, 2001. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plant; emergency rule to list the Columbia Basin distinct population segment of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as endangered. 66,231: 59734-59749.

Federal Register. November 30, 2001. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; Proposed rule to list the Columbia Basin distinct population segment of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as endangered. Vol. 66,231: 59769-59771.

Federal Register. July 17, 2002. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; reopening of the comment period on the proposed listing of the Columbia Basin Distinct Population Segment of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as endangered . Vol. 67, 137: 46951.

Federal Register. March 5, 2003. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants: Final Rule to List the Columbia Basin Distinct Population Segment of the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as Endangered. Vol. 68, 43: 10388-10409.

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------Green, J. S. 1978. Pygmy rabbit and coyote investigations in southeastern Idaho. Ph. D. Dissertation. Brigham Young University. Provo, UT.

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