Photo: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
(Iowa) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is asking anyone who may have seen a jackrabbit recently to let them know.
The DNR says jackrabbits are classified as a species of conservation need in Iowa due to habitat loss.
The DNR says intensified row crop cultivation, and a decline in small grains and grassland areas in recent decades has led to the decline in the state's population.
White-tailed jackrabbits have longer ears and legs than cottontail rabbits, and can jump up to 15 feet.