Hard to believe, but one species of rabbit is almost on the Endangered Species list. From the Salem Times:
Not all rabbits are reproducing like rabbits.The New England cottontail, a small, brown bunny that looks like every other rabbit in this part of the world, is getting so scarce it might soon be on the nation's endangered species list.
Scientists aren't sure why this close cousin to the Eastern and Appalachian cottontails has all but disappeared from the region it's named for, but reports show it might be heading for extinction. Overdevelopment and predation are being blamed for what's estimated to be a 75 percent drop in the cuddly creature over the past 30 years, and now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is stepping in.