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Cottontail Rabbit

image of cottontail rabbitA cottontail rabbit pokes its head out after a heavy snowfall. During periods of heavy snow, cottontails will either tunnel into a thicket or take shelter in a woodchuck's den. -- Jim Rathert

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February 2004 - Volume 65, Issue 2

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Conservationist Staff

Editor - Tom Cwynar
Managing Editor - Bryan Hendricks
Art Director - Ara Clark
Artist - Dave Besenger
Artist - Mark Raithel
Photographer - Jim Rathert
Photographer - Cliff White
Staff Writer - Jim Low
Staff Writer - Joan McKee
Circulation - Laura Scheuler

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