Rare Cottontails Found on Larsen Sanctuary in Fairfield

New England Cottontail in a thicket. Photo Copyright John Greene

One of the region’s more elusive mammals, the New England cottontail, is alive and apparently well at our Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary in Fairfield, we learned recently.

That’s good news because more than 80 percent of the region’s New England cottontails have vanished in recent decades and the remaining population is being considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

The Larsen Sanctuary, which is contiguous to our Center at Fairfield (2325 Burr Street), is one of the few locations in Fairfield County with a confirmed population. And it turns out that they are long-term residents. Continue reading …