Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife release New England cottontails on refuge land in Kittery

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 12, 2023

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge has partnered with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to augment the population of New England cottontail in Kittery, Maine. New England cottontails are a globally rare species which need conservation actions to recover. This spring, 10 New England cottontails were translocated to Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge property in Kittery, marking the first rabbits to be released onto refuge property in Maine.