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== Relationship with humans == [[File:Sylvilagus_aquaticus_452101911.jpg|thumb|alt=A rabbit seen on an outdoor porch |A swamp rabbit in [[St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana]]]] The swamp rabbit has an average lifespan of 1.8 years,<ref name="Chapman-1981" /> but individuals living up to 9 years have been recorded.<ref name="NWF" /> It is hunted in its native range, both for its products (meat and fur) and for [[sport hunting|sport]], which has been noted as not significantly affecting populations. Agricultural development within its range has caused [[habitat loss]], as these developments both alter the usable habitat and increase severity and frequency of flooding.<ref name="Nielsen-2018" /> The swamp rabbit is occasionally kept in captivity as a subject of study.<ref name="Svihla-1929" /><ref name="Lowe1958" /> In 1979, a swamp rabbit [[Jimmy Carter rabbit incident|aggressively swam]] towards United States president [[Jimmy Carter]]. A photograph of the event gained widespread press coverage, and the event was used as a political metaphor by media to portray Carter in a negative light. It has since had a long-lasting impact on American politics.<ref name="straightdope">{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Cecil |date=November 10, 1995 |title=What was the deal with Jimmy Carter and the killer rabbit? |url=http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/950/what-was-the-deal-with-jimmy-carter-and-the-killer-rabbit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727203214/http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/950/what-was-the-deal-with-jimmy-carter-and-the-killer-rabbit |archive-date=July 27, 2015 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |publisher=[[The Straight Dope]]}}</ref> === Conservation === ''Sylvilagus palustris'' is protected by state-level regulations in some areas. In Indiana, it is classified as "State Endangered", and in Missouri and South Carolina, it is a [[species of concern|species of special concern]].<ref name="Nielsen-2018" /> The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] considers it a [[least-concern species]] {{as of|2019|lc=y}}, though it notes that the population is decreasing overall.<ref name="Nielsen, C.-2019" />
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