This article, originally titled “The Black Hare of Halcott,” first ran in the October 1968 issue. “IF THE HOUNDS don’t bring that rabbit around soon, Dad, it will be too dark to shoot,” said my ...

The Scottish mountain hare population is estimated at 135,000, although scientists stress the uncertainty baked into any such calculations; the true figure might fall anywhere between 81,000 and ...

The Tortoise and the Hare” is a timeless classic. And for many of us, it was the fable that taught us that hares exist. Join ...

A WILDLIFE photographer challenged nature lovers to spot a sneaky mountain hare hiding in the snow-covered Scottish Highlands ... but only someone with a 20/20 vision can spot the hare in 10 ...

Another snap of the mountain hare shows it looking right down the camera as it sits in the snow. Andy's Facebook post said: "Morning brain teaser for you. Find the mountain hare.

Mountain hare populations are on the decline mainly due to climate change so this makes them more of a challenge to find. ‘It’s even harder when searching a snowy mountainside for a small ...

More information: Craig T. Michell et al, Mountain- and brown hare genetic polymorphisms to survey local adaptations and conservation status of the heath hare (Lepus timidus sylvaticus, Nilsson ...

Mountain- and brown hare genetic polymorphisms to survey local adaptations and conservation status of the heath hare (Lepus timidus sylvaticus, Nilsson 1831). Article Publication Date.

A wintry image of a shy mountain hare at sunset has won the top prize in the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2022. The photo taken by 17-year-old Ben Harrott, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was ...

Sir, – Another hare-coursing season will soon begin. Politicians, as deaf to the pleas of campaigners as they’ve been to the cries of screaming hares, refuse to halt the cruelty of this ...

A WILDLIFE photographer challenged nature lovers to spot a sneaky mountain hare hiding in the snow-covered Scottish Highlands leaving some so baffled they gave up – but can you spot it? Andy … ...