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 ...

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 ...

Brainerd, minn. – Cottontail rabbit hunting in Minnesota seems somewhat overlooked, and yet they are among the more popular game animals in the nation. Why is a bit of a mystery. Maybe because we have ...

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 ...

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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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Spring brings new life for both flora and fauna, even in the urban jungle of downtown Nashville. Neighbors in the Salemtown area of Nashville have taken initiative to ensure ...

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CHILMARK — Come spring, 10 New England cottontails will be headed to Nomans Land, the former naval bombing site off the coast of Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard, in the latest effort to restore the ...