It has been noted that numbers of the eastern cottontail were brought west to reproduce and provide a food source for the settlers.

The eastern cottontail is now more common in it.

During this survey, signs of the eastern cottontail were found.

The mammals of this habitat are the eastern cottontail and the white-tailed deer.

Woody cover is extremely important for the survival and abundance of eastern cottontails.

In New England female eastern cottontails have three or four litters per year.

The diet of eastern cottontails is varied and largely dependent on availability.

In Missouri it was estimated that 10 eastern cottontails are killed annually per mile of road.

Captive eastern cottontails have lived to at least 9 years of age.

In Pennsylvania the chief predator of eastern cottontails is the great horned owl.