Pygmy Rabbits Raised in Captivity Freed

March 13, 2007 By JOHN K. WILEY, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Wildlife officials Tuesday released 20 Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits that were raised in captivity to a sagebrush-covered area of central Washington state where their ancestors roamed before teetering on the edge of extinction.

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