Years ago, when I lived in the coastal Maine town of York, my science class was involved in a New England cottontail project. These rabbits — the only rabbit species native to Maine and New ...

Females are slightly larger than males. The eastern cottontail is smaller than the snowshoe hare and does not develop a white winter coat. The New England cottontail (S. transitionalis Bangs) is a ...

The New England cottontail was once a common rabbit in southern and coastal Maine, ranging from Kittery to Belfast. But the population has declined dramatically over the years due to habitat loss ...

GRANVILLE, Mass. (WWLP) – Residents in areas of western Massachusetts have established new habitat growth on their property to provide a vital role for the New England cottontail, the only ...