EAGLE COUNTY – What do the high-elevation, sub-alpine forests and the low-elevation sagebrush shrub-lands of Eagle County have in common? Both places are inhabited by lots of rabbits and hares.Rabbits ...
Rabbit or hare? These mammals are both in the order Lagomorpha, but they have very different characteristics. What separates them? And what rabbit isn’t a rabbit at all? Science Trek is available to ...
Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...
The Easter Bunny is one of the most familiar holiday icons. But, how did a rabbit become associated with Easter? How many species of rabbits are there on Earth? Are there are endangered rabbits? Is ...
Rabbits are common residents of North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma. They are important prey animals in wildlife communities and can occasionally wreak havoc upon crops, pastures, gardens, and yards ...
When it began to get light outside the morning following our latest snowfall, the landscape was all white. And, as it always does, the snow brought in more birds than usual to the feeding areas, some ...
With little more than a week remaining in the 2016-17 hunting season, it seems an appropriate time to turn our attentions to the flighty cottontail rabbit and elusive snowshoe hare. Big game seasons ...
NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding hunters that as big game seasons come to a close across the state, it’s the perfect time to take to the field in ...
The map of drought impact on the surface water of West Texas published by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (tceq.texas.gov) shows Lubbock and surrounding counties in a severe drought. The map ...