Check out our latest story! Lagomorphs Bring International Visitors to San Luis Nat'l Wildlife Refuge

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Check out our latest story...   San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Brush Rabbits Attract Experts From Across the Globe Brush rabbits appear near sunset on San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is the site of a propagation and reintroduction project for North America's most endangered lagomorph. Credit: Lee Eastman/USFWS By Madeline Yancey October 13, 2016 More than 70 lagomorph scientists from 23 countries recently converged on the town of Turlock, in the middle of California's Great Central Valley, for the 5th World Lagomorph Conference at the campus of California State University, Stanislaus. What is a lagomorph? And why would the world's lagomorph experts assemble — in Turlock? A lagomorph is a species of rabbit, hare or pika. Scientifically, it's in the order Lagomorpha – and it turns out that California has more than nine percent of the world's lagomorph species; nine species in all – eight hares and rabbits, and one pika. Continue reading the full story... Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825