A breeding program at the Bronx Zoo allowed scientists to release 15 young cottontail rabbits, the only rabbit species native to New England, into three areas in Maine as part of an effort to prevent ...

BOISE, Idaho— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the pygmy rabbit may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The pygmy rabbit is the world’s smallest rabbit and is ...

Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

Rabbits may soon be dropping like flies. A deadly rabbit virus that apparently jumped from domestic to wild rabbits and is threatening the lives and habitats of millions of the cuddly creatures has ...

Habitat for the pygmy rabbit, a furry denizen of the West’s sagebrush steppes, is in such rapid decline that the species warrants federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, several ...