Years ago, when I lived in the coastal Maine town of York, my science class was involved in a New England cottontail project. These rabbits — the only rabbit species native to Maine and New Hampshire ...

What is New England without the New England cottontail? This is a question that Assistant Professor in Residence Chadwick Rittenhouse, a researcher in the Department of Natural Resources and the ...

The New England cottontail is a vulnerable species. The zoo is doing its best to breed more of them. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find out how rabbits that were bred and ...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A rare rabbit called the New England cottontail is losing its home because forests are getting smaller and another kind of rabbit is taking over. The Queens Zoo is working hard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A breeding program at the Bronx Zoo allowed scientists to release 15 young cottontail rabbits, the only rabbit species native to ...

The New England cottontail rabbit, an endangered species. Credit: Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The New England cottontail rabbit is one of many shrub-land dependent species that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRANVILLE, Mass. (WWLP) – Residents in areas of western Massachusetts have established new habitat growth on their property to ...

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – DNA analysis of the endangered New England cottontail shows that power line rights of way, railroad beds and roadsides may help support their diminishing habitat. The small, brown ...

The New England cottontail was once a common rabbit in southern and coastal Maine, ranging from Kittery to Belfast. But the population has declined dramatically over the years due to habitat loss, as ...

Friday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that a public-private partnership uniting foresters, farmers, birdwatchers, biologists, hunters and other conservationists has saved the ...