Fumika Takahashi recalled a gray January day when she set out to rescue rabbits. The federal wildlife biologist kayaked along the lower San Joaquin River, which had risen close to the treetops. She ...

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 ...

Conservation organizations plan to sue the federal government for failing to decide whether tiny rabbits found in Idaho and neighboring states deserve endangered or threatened species protections, ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY— Conservation organizations submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today requesting protection of pygmy rabbits under the Endangered Species Act. The rabbits ...

A deadly virus is threatening to wipe out entire populations across multiple states. At risk are North America’s rabbits. It’s a strain of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease, and it’s recently appeared in ...

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease type 2 has killed thousands of rabbits in the American Southwest and poses a grave threat to the pet rabbit industry as well as endangered species and other wild animals ...

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 ...

WA landowners say rabbit populations are booming and the pests are wreaking havoc on crops. The Invasive Species Council says the government has stopped investing in research for a biological control ...