Last week a friend sent me a photo of a baby cottontail small enough to fit into the palm of his hand. It had been lying, lifeless, on a welcome mat by the front door, courtesy of a neighbor’s cat. It ...

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 ...

Most everyone can recall the kiddy- tune of “Here comes Peter Cottontail,” although most folks don’t realize that we have a real-life version of “Peter” right here in our own backyard, but he is known ...

I realize cottontails may be pests to some and nothing against Beatrix Potter’s Mr. McGregor, but I always rooted for Peter Rabbit. I almost stepped on a baby bunny while weeding at my daughter’s ...

Eight endangered New England cottontail rabbits released into Scarborough Marsh late last month are thriving, according to a pleasantly surprised Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Six ...

WASHINGTON — At least a few of the once nearly-endangered New England cottontail rabbits have found a home at Steep Rock Association’s Macricostas Preserve, recent tests show. The state Department of ...

GRAND FORKS – The eastern cottontail is a rabbit and not a bird, but cottontails come to our bird feeders. They are also important in the diet of some birds. Cottontails have provided entertainment in ...

The threatened New England cottontail — the region’s only native rabbit, made immortal in “The Adventures of Peter Cottontail” — appears to be making a comeback. Federal wildlife officials will ...

Rabbits are overrunning our property. Initially, it was cute to see tiny bunnies. While cottontails only live 12 to 15 months, they can have two to six litters per year, each with five to six young.

Because of the extreme heat and drought this summer, nature seems out of kilter. Flowers bloomed and wilted early. Mushrooms that usually produce bountiful crops in August are likely to be scarce.