When European rabbits arrived in Australia in the 19th century, they were brought in as familiar game animals for hunting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three years ago, Rebecca Tien had what she called a "little farm" in the backyard of her home in Columbus' Clintonville ...

With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts ...

Wildlife agencies must be precise in setting rabbit bag limits to ensure long-term population resilience, and these vary greatly by state. Population instability is based on multiple factors, and ...

A new report from city staff in Nanaimo, B.C., says some parks are overrun with feral rabbits — leading to extensive and costly damage to fields and infrastructure. The report, presented at council ...

Have you been seeing more critters hopping in your backyard this summer? According to Joseph Lautenbach, a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the state has seen a mostly ...

San Francisco's bountiful bunny population is causing headaches at the city's animal shelter and officials are asking for help. The San Francisco Animal Care and Control shelter says it's overwhelmed ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A highly infectious, often fatal viral disease affecting rabbits has been detected in Utah's wildlife for the first time in four years. Dead cottontail rabbits found in the Kamas area ...