Acknowledgements
We thank the biologists working with the Connecticut Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection that collected and shared the
cottontail data with us, and Lisa Wahle, Andrea Petrullo, and Travis
Goodie specifically for assistance with data questions. We also
acknowledge the New England Cottontail Regional Monitoring Program for
their extensive efforts to monitor, learn, and adapt conservation
strategies for New England cottontail. We also thank the team that
created the Young Forest and Shrubland Vegetation Map and the Understory
Map for sharing their spatial products with us and the Connecticut
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for funding the Young
Forest and Shrubland Vegetation Map Project.