Found Wild Baby Bunny

Question
I have found what i presume to be a baby rabbit, However i don't know how to tell how old it is. I don't know whether i can keep it or whether i should let it go if it needs to nurse... how do i tell if it should be with its mother or not? if its old enough for me to take care of or not?

Answer
Dear Patrick,

Please read this immediately:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/wildbabies.pdf

In short, if you found the baby in the grass, then he should be returned to his nest, where mama will come to feed him.  Mother rabbits feed only twice a day, then stay away from the nest to avoid attracting predtors.

It is *very* difficult to successfully raise a baby cottontail, and the vast majority will die if a human attempts this.  If you absolutely cannot return him to a nest, then get him to a wildlife rehabilitator ASAP:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

I hope he will be fine.  Thank you for your concern about the baby.

Take care,
Dana