▁protected ▁semi - w ild ▁en clos ures ▁on ▁wild life ▁areas ▁to ▁increase ▁numbers ▁of ▁individuals ▁for ▁release . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁bi olog ists ▁trans located ▁ 1 0 9   py g my ▁rabb its ▁from ▁Nev ada , ▁Ut ah , ▁Oregon ▁and ▁Wy oming ▁to ▁the ▁bre eding ▁en clos ures ▁in ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Grant ▁Count ies , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁capt ive ▁rabb its . ▁Today ▁over ▁ 1 , 3 0 0   k its ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁en clos ures ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁high ▁production ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 2 0 0   ra bb its ▁to ▁the ▁wild ▁on ▁S age br ush ▁Fl at ▁Wild life ▁Area ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁success , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁pyg my ▁rabb its ▁are ▁being ▁released ▁into ▁a ▁second ▁recovery ▁area ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁private ▁land ▁of ▁The ▁Nature ▁Conserv ancy ▁Pres erve ▁in ▁Grant ▁County . ▁Re leased ▁pyg my ▁rabb its ▁are ▁closely ▁monitor ed ▁to ▁collect ▁data ▁on ▁bre eding , ▁habitat ▁use , ▁surv ival , ▁mort al ities ▁and ▁other ▁factors ▁to ▁modify ▁re int roduction ▁techniques ▁and ▁adapt ively ▁manage ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁population . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁P yg my ▁rabb its ▁— ▁( B rach yl