"Like the legendary Mandarin Duck, the origin of the Ramble's Eastern Cottontail is unknown," David Barrett, of Manhattan Bird Alert, tells me. The rabbit, presumed to be the first of its kind in ...

Claim to fame: Rabbit hunting is not as popular now as it was in the mid-1900s, but the cottontail is still a prominent game animal in much of Missouri. Missouri’s rabbit season runs from Oct. 1 ...

Eastern cottontail rabbits begin birthing litters this week in Missouri. Rabbits convert plants to animal matter, and play an important role in wildlife communities. Watch for newborn cottontails this ...

WALLINGFORD, CT (WFSB) - Animal Control in Wallingford posted a list of “dos and don’ts” after someone brought in a nest of eastern cottontails that were attacked by a dog. Animal control said that ...

"Hey, Rick, I caught something I believe you'll be interested in," said my friend Mark Kasper in a tantalizing phone message last week. I immediately called Mark back and nonchalantly replied, " It ...

Research in North Carolina involving rabbit poop could help protect a vulnerable species in the state, wildlife officials said. An “elusive” rabbit known as the Appalachian cottontail faces several ...

“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 ...