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 ...

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In the Scarborough Marsh on April 25, Julia Mast holds an antenna as she listens for blips indicating a radio-collared cottontail rabbit is nearby. Mast, a senior studying environmental science at the ...

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HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Research is underway to protect a rare mountain rabbit that could be at risk from the loss of habitat and the threat of a deadly disease. Wildlife leaders list ...

Easter is this weekend, and while most people are busy taking photos with the Easter Bunny and searching for hidden eggs, some rabbit species in Kentucky have already begun having their first of up to ...

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 ...

After nine years of preparing these biweekly nature columns, I’ve decided that’s probably enough. I’d like to thank the publishers of the several newspapers who have had the kindness to run my essays ...

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.

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 ...