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 ...

The Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus, is the most abundant rabbit in North America. Readily identified by its ...

Rabbits love to munch on everything from broccoli and beans to pansies and petunias. Even bushes and trees such as forsythia ...

In North America alone, there are about 15 types of native rabbits and hares, but the eastern cottontail is the species you’re most likely to encounter. Whichever species you're dealing with ...

Motorists kill one rabbit for every mile of U ... it had ordered 20,000 Western cottontails to replace unfortunate Eastern cottontails run over by automobiles. The Westerners will be delivered ...

To prevent rabbits from digging under the fence ... around yards will provide fewer hiding places. Although the eastern cottontail is an attractive native mammal, we would still like to keep ...

Certified Wildlife Biologist, 2011. Ph.D., Forest Resources (Wildlife Ecology). Mississippi State University, 1999. M.S., Wildlife Ecology, Mississippi State ...

Since 1972, National Hunting and Fishing Day is celebrated annually in the United States on the fourth Saturday in September.

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 ...