There are several species of cottontail rabbit, but the eastern cottontail is the most common. This ubiquitous animal can be found from Canada to South America and, in the United States ...

Providing medical care to injured wildlife has been a priority of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida since 1979.

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

While New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) are our only native rabbit, identification can be tricky in the field because the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) has moved in ...

And there's no reason to actually hurt rabbits." "American rabbits [namely the common Eastern cottontail, pictured] can't dig... That's why you find their nests on the surface," McGrath continues ...

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

In North America alone, there are about 15 types of native rabbits and hares, but the eastern cottontail is the species ...

The New England cottontail (NEC; Sylvilagus transitionalis), or cooney, is Maine’s only native true rabbit, and was once common in southern ... Maine and across their entire range (New England and ...

With such high mortality, it is unusual for wild rabbits or hares to live much more than a year. In most of the NEC’s range they also must compete with the non-native eastern cottontail rabbit ...

The eastern cottontail is a typical rabbit with long ears and hind legs. The tail is short, fluffy, 30-70 mm (1.2-2.8 in) in length, brown above and white below. Except for the rust colored nape, the ...