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The Western Asio Flammeus Landscape Study (WAfLS) is currently seeking volunteers to help complete an eight-state citizen science project designed to gather information to better evaluate the population status of the Short-eared Owl. Such information is needed by conservation practitioners who want to design management actions to help reverse the Short-eared Owl population decline.
The natural challenges birds face along their migration routes are daunting enough. Add to this the man-made obstacles and it is sometimes a wonder that birds reach their destinations!
Species: Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) Status in the Northwest: Washington: state-endangered, federally-endangered (Columbia Basin Distinct Population Segment) Oregon: state-sensitive, federal species of concern State Wildlife Action Plans for Washington and Oregon also identify the pygmy rabbit as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Habitat: Pygmy Rabbits require sagebrush, specifically areas of tall, dense sagebrush with deep, loose soils suitable for digging burrows.
