Long-distance movements from established burrow sites by pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) in southwestern Wyoming

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Katzner, Todd E.; Parker, Katherine L.

Source:

Northwestern Naturalist, Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, Volume 79, Issue 2, p.72-74 (1998)

Call Number:

A98KAT01IDUS

URL:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3536706

Keywords:

Brachylagus idahoensis, pygmy rabbit

Abstract:

Katzner and Parker studied pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) from December to March, 1993 and 1994, in Lincoln County, WY. Here they report long-distance movements by a radio-collared pygmy rabbit and evidence of movements by other uncollared rabbits through open areas that the pygmy rabbit does not inhabit. The authors also identified vegetative characteristics of burrow sites used by the radio-collared rabbit during its movement from the study area, compare those characteristics with burrow sites used by pygmy rabbits that did not move from their core-use areas, and discuss possible implications of these observations.