HAMPDEN, Mass. — In The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, the children's classic published 100 years ago, the title character offers this advice: "When you need a safe retreat/a briar patch cannot be ...

The grass is not that green for the New England cottontail rabbit anymore, as its habitat is disappearing — and if there is no intervention the Massachusetts famous rabbit could become extinct, ...

“You may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.” From "The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” by ...

We’re all familiar with “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden despite explicitly being told not to by his mother. His sisters, Mopsy, Flopsy ...

Did you hear about the rabbits who went on strike? They wanted a higher celery. Unfortunately, rabbits rarely go on hunger strike, and our flowerbeds, vegetable gardens and landscapes offer a ...

Katayune Ehsani and Troy and Lisa Denkinger sit cross-legged on the floor of the Chicago Community Humane Center, blocking off a corner of the room where a spotted, one-eared rabbit is cleaning his ...

“Peter Rabbit Had It Coming.” That was the title I gave to a chapter about garden pest control in a book I wrote many years ago. In fact, even as a child I rooted for Peter’s adversary, Mr. McGregor.