Saturday 26 July 2014

Researchers work to save endangered New England cottontail

Date:
July 23, 2014

Source:
University of New Hampshire

Summary:
Scientists are working to restore New Hampshire and Maine's only native rabbit after new research based on genetic monitoring has found that in the last decade, cottontail populations in northern New England have become more isolated and seen a 50 percent contraction of their range. The endangered New England cottontail is now is at risk of becoming extinct in the region, according experts who believe that restoring habitats is the key to saving the species.


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