New England cottontail hiding in brambles

A brown-gray rabbit crouches on the ground under cover of brambles

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created

10/31/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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Proactive conservation focuses our resources for the greatest impact.  Take the New England cottontail: Thanks to collaboration with public-private partners to restore habitat for New England’s only native rabbit, the Service determined in 2015 that the species didn’t need federal protection.

Species

Sylvilagus transitionalis

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