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Wildlife Management: Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
The eastern cottontail rabbit can be found throughout the United States and is a popular game species. They feed on a variety of vegetation and use a variety of habitats commonly found on farms. Their predators include bobcats, foxes, hawks and owls. When the appropriate food and cover is provided for this species, populations will build rapidly.
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
Mississippi State University Extension Service. This publication describes the population, nesting habits and range of Eastern Cottontail Rabbits. It also provides information on management of the species and tips for improving their habitat.- Ecology and Management of Rabbits in Mississippi
- Farm-level habitat management for Bobwhite Quail and other Farm Wildlife
MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center. Practices that agricultural producers can use to increase or improve wildlife habitat on their lands are discussed in this brochure. A brief discussion of managing vegetative buffers, grassland habitat, and woodlands for wildlife habitat is given as well as a mention of the cost-share programs available. - A Landowner's Guide to Warm Season Grasses in the Mid-South
University of Tennessee. Native warm season grasses can be utilized to provide wildlife habitat and forage for domestic animals. Common native warm season grasses include big bluestem, little bluestem, broomsedge bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass, sideoats grama, and eastern gamagrass. Identification, management, and uses for each grass is provided in this publication
Wildlife Species of Critical Concern
For those of you interested in establishing or enhancing a current wildlife enterprise, managing habitat for critical and rare species is important environmentally and economically. Employing management objectives that enhance habitat requirements for these species of concern may even come with financial assistance from state and federal agencies. For example, the US Fish and Wildlife Service rewards landowners who manage their lands in ways conducive to threatened and endangered species to be free from land-use restrictions in the future if threatened species appear on other portions of their property (i.e., the Safe Harbor Program of the Endangered Species Act). As a steward of your resources, you may provide someone with the encounter of a lifetime, but you will also provide better habitat for most game animals and promote conservation and recreation all at the same time. Remember to look at all of the features of your landscape and determine if your habitat management plan takes threatened species into consideration.
Mississippi State University • Mississippi State University Extension Service • MSU-ES Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Forest and Wildlife Research Center • Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
