If you feel like you're seeing rabbits everywhere you turn in the Columbus area, you're not the only one. See what experts have to say about why.

The North Texas Wildlife Center has taken in 2,500 animals so far this year — opossums, cottontail rabbits, birds and other injured or orphaned animals rescued from the wild.

ODNR summer data on the state's Eastern cottontail rabbit population shows the number of rabbits reported has been higher than the 10-year average for several years.

In 2012, the USGS (United States Geological Survey) documented a 99.3% raccoon population decline, a 98.9% drop in opossums, and an 87.5% drop in bobcats, all while marsh rabbits, cottontail ...