It seems Maine is running out of bunnies. Estimates are that only 300 of the New England cottontail rabbits native to the state are left. So a major restoration program is underway to bring the population up. There is even talk of putting them on the endangered species list.
And in Kittery, a botanist has applied for a $100,000 federal grant to implement a similar habitat improvement program on an old farm where a rabbit population has managed to hang on despite development pressures.
Since bunnies breed like, well, bunnies, this one should be easy to take care of. If they continue to experience a shortage, we here at Blue Crab Boulevard stand ready to help. We will cheerfully ship the hoard of bunnies that is eating our landscaping to Maine. As a public service, of course. Maybe we could get a grant.
