It may surprise you to learn that several species of rabbits and hares are among the most endangered mammals on Earth. Out of 63 wild species, 22 are considered near threatened to critically ...

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has received confirmation of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in multiple black-tailed jackrabbits in Runnels County. This marks the 35th ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed the presence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in ...

Researchers recently captured images of an Omiltemi cottontail rabbit in Mexico and can't keep calm. The spotting was crucial ...

Multiple black-tailed jackrabbits have tested positive for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in Runnels County. Texas Parks ...

But if you delve deeper, you’ll see that real rabbits and hares are far more fascinating than you ever imagined. These keystone species play a vital role in ecosystems from the Rocky Mountains ...

Furthermore, there is greater evolutionary distance between rabbits and humans, so there is less similarity between proteins from these two species. As a result, rabbits may produce antibodies ...

Lepus means hare, so technically rabbits and hares belong to the family of all species that look like hares. Does that make sense? There are 40 hare species, and they include the black 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 ...

With this discovery of the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit, there are now 13 species recovered within the global initiative to protect the Earth's biodiversity. After finding the Omiltemi rabbit ...