Wild bunnies in the Americas have the same long ears and fluffy tails as pet rabbits, but the two types of rabbits are not closely related. Although different species of rabbits and hares are ...

The European Rabbit is a species of rabbit native to southern Europe. It has been widely introduced elsewhere often with devastating effects on local biodiversity. European Rabbits have been ...

In a past column I related how an amphibian, the cane toad, has had a very negative impact on Australia, Hawaii and other sites around the globe. Another animal — this one a mammal — had and still has ...

European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to the region, they spread like wildfire when they were introduced, tantamount to an ...

New research explores the spillover of myxoma virus from European rabbits to Iberian hares. In addition to shedding new light on species-jumping viruses, the study shows that the protein permitting ...

With poxviruses now back on the radar, we must consider the outstanding threat of possible human pathogens in much greater detail. It is critically important to understand not only how poxviruses jump ...

1. Invasive mammalian predators commonly coexist with invasive mammalian herbivore prey. Managers often advocate controlling invasive prey in the belief that this will also reduce invasive predator ...

Human beings aren’t the only animals on Earth dealing with a pandemic. A new study reveals that North America’s rabbits are in danger of having their populations depleted due to a highly contagious ...