What to do about Rabbits!
By Gareth Rasberry - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27851654 Rabbits can be a real pain when they gobble up your vegetables, fruits and flowers. Rabbits reproduce rapidly so a small problem can quickly become a big problem. In this article, we will explore the biology of rabbits and how to stop them from devouring your plants. When you think of rabbits you should keep in mind: Rabbits are a prey species. They have evolved to reproduce in large numbers in order for the species to survive. A very large percentage of offspring are eaten by predators, but some do survive and reproduce. Ecologists call this mode of species survival “r-selected”. The most abundant rabbit in North America is the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus). They can produce up to three litters of six babies each per year in the north. That’s 18 bunnies! Their gestation period is 29 days and the first litter usually is born in March. Eastern cottontai