For more on this species see the Mammal Society's fact sheet, available at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/rabbit.shtml
For more on the conservation of Britain's mammals see:
Macdonald, D.W. and Tattershall, F.T. (2001). Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation research unit, Oxford University. Available from:
http://www.wildcru.org