Edie Harmon has hiked in the stark desert beauty of Imperial County's Jacumba Wilderness since the 1970s, but in all that time, she said she never came across a dead black-tailed jackrabbit.

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 ...

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Environmental groups filed a petition on Monday asking federal officials to add North America’s smallest rabbit to the endangered species list.

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Florida officials have deployed an innovative tool to fight against invasive pythons in the Everglades. They're now using remote-controlled robotic rabbits to lure pythons out of hiding and remove ...

Among the cypress and saw grass of South Florida, a new weapon in the state's fight to remove invasive pythons lurks, waiting to entice its prey. Yes, it's a mechanical rabbit. Just don’t call it the ...

Florida officials have deployed robot rabbits to control the invasive Burmese python population. Scientists from the South Florida Water Management District and the University of Florida have teamed ...