The New England Cottontail rabbit used to be common in New England. 85 percent of their habitat disappeared in the last half-century due to human development. The federal government considered listing ...

From east of the Hudson River and up through New England, efforts are underway to save what's become a rare species of rabbit — the New England Cottontail. It's the species that was a staple for ...

Winter comes and woodland creatures seek a place, away from predators, away from the cold, away from undue noise, a place to shiver in snowstorms and keep dry. This kind habitat is shrinking in the ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Each year more than 200,000 kids compete in 4-H across the state, and a new program hopes to lure in even more city kids. When you think of 4-H, you likely think of farms and ...

Habitat for the pygmy rabbit, a furry denizen of the West’s sagebrush steppes, is in such rapid decline that the species warrants federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, several ...

A geographic information system (GIS) model was developed for pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) habitat in southeastern Idaho. Areas of potential use by pygmy rabbits were determined from ...

GRANVILLE, Mass. (WWLP) – Residents in areas of western Massachusetts have established new habitat growth on their property to provide a vital role for the New England cottontail, the only native ...

In the past, when children had their first reading experiences, odds are it was out of a traditional primer or with a ”Dick and Jane”-style book. Nowadays, thanks to the computer revolution, an ...

(1) The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a native of the mediterranean habitats of Spain, and was recently introduced to ecologically similar habitats in central Chile. (2) A survey of the ...