By Sean Corcoran
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts – From east of the Hudson River and up through New England, efforts are underway to save what's become a rare species of rabbit -- the New England cottontail.
It's the species that was a staple for Native Americans and early settlers. But now it's threatened by habitat loss.
In an attempt to avoid placing the rabbit on the Endangered Species List, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to increase its numbers by creating new habitat. As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, Sean Corcoran of WCAI on Cape Cod reports.
Northeast environmental reporting is made possible, in part, by a grant from United Technologies.