The long-lost Omiltemi cottontail has been spotted on camera after more than a century, sparking hope for its conservation.

Lost' Species of Rabbit Resurfaces After More Than a Century, Helps Scientists to Create Strategies to Ensure its Survival ...

These rabbits seek out habitat on the fringes of open spaces, such as fields, meadows, and farms, but can adapt to other habitats—including those of humans. They browse at night on grasses and ...

Since 1904, the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit has been lost to science. But recently, it has been rediscovered in Mexico’s ...

Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

Mass Wildlife is partnering with private landowners to create habitats for the native species, which is found in South ...

It sure feels like spring is in the air and a turkey should be gobbling. Temperatures up in the 70s and humid conditions have ...

(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 rabbit in the ...

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 ...

The rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) depend on the sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the Sagebrush Sea for their survival and are at risk of extinction because of habitat loss and disease. They’ve lost ...