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 ...

FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) - Did you know that the cottontail rabbit you see in Vermont is not native to the Geen Mountain State? In this week’s Wildlife Watch, Ike Bendavid joins a cotton tail hunt to ...

HAMPDEN, Mass. — In The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, the children's classic published 100 years ago, the title character offers this advice: "When you need a safe retreat/a briar patch cannot be ...

Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The New England cottontail was once so common that Massachusetts author Thornton Burgess adapted one named Peter for the children’s stories he penned a ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Eastern Cottontail Solar Project will implement sheep grazing to assist with vegetation management at its project site in Fairfield County. Implementing sheep grazing has been ...

DURHAM – Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have been monitoring an effort to reintroduce New England cottontails raised in captivity ...

There are certain advantages when you are a nature photographer with a home office that provides a 5-by-8 view of acreage landscaped for wildlife. It is from this vantage point that I devised a plan ...

This drink is as cute as a bunny! A cottontail margarita combines the classic flavors of lime, tequila and triple sec with ...