Easter is here, and while observers hide eggs and take pictures with the Easter bunny, eastern cottontails in Indiana begin to have their first of as many as seven litters. Cottontails are prolific ...

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 ...

“You may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.” From "The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” by ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three years ago, Rebecca Tien had what she called a “little farm” in the backyard of her home in Columbus' Clintonville ...

The species is very “elusive” because of its isolated populations in the mountains and its striking similarities to the Eastern cottontail rabbit, according to North Carolina wildlife officials. North ...

Rabbits are common residents of North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. They are important prey animals in wildlife communities and can occasionally wreak havoc upon crops, pastures, gardens, and yards ...

Ask around among outdoorsy types and they will likely tell you they’ve been seeing more rabbits around this spring. The past few weeks have seen a fresh new crop, and they seem to be more plentiful ...

As spring arrives in New Hampshire, it’s a good time to be on the lookout for rabbits. And if you see one, you could become part of a statewide effort to gather data on how many rabbits are in New ...