New England Cottontail Rabbits Among Critters Protected In New Wildlife Refuge

The rare New England cottontail rabbit and other shrub-land animals are getting some new help from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The agency is targeting 15,000 acres of land in six northeastern states — including Massachusetts — for a new Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge.

Maine Public Radio's Fred Bever reports on the new refuge.