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“Bunny Hop” Race Focuses on Rare New England Cottontail

March 14, 2013 — cfergus

Londonderry, NH (March 11, 2013) – Stonyfield, the world’s leading organic yogurt maker, in collaboration with LOCO Sports, will host the third annual Stonyfield Earth Day 5-Kilometer Race and Fair on Saturday, April 20. The event will take place from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Stonyfield Yogurt Works at 10 Burton Drive in Londonderry. This family-friendly road race and fair is open to the public.

New Preserve in Southern Maine to Benefit Bunnies, People

March 06, 2012 — cfergus

Residents of Wells, North Berwick, and southern Maine will enjoy a new nature preserve in 2012. After more than a decade of community efforts, the Town of Wells bought the former Granite State lands from Unitil Corporation in December 2011. Great Works Regional Land Trust will hold a conservation easement on the 288-acre property, which was renamed Perkinstown Commons.

Captive Breeding May Help Save the New England Cottontail

March 05, 2012 — cfergus

In November 2011, conservationists and captive-breeding specialists released nine three- to four-month-old New England cottontails at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge on the southern coast of Rhode Island. The rabbits, born from matings between wild cottontails from Connecticut, were placed in a 1-acre brushy area surrounded by predator-proof fencing. As of February 2012, they were doing well in their semi-wild home.