As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their ...

The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...

For the snowshoe hare and the cottontail, this is not just imagination—it’s reality. These fascinating creatures illustrate how the environment can shape evolution in unexpected and remarkable ...

Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators: lynx and coyotes. Then the hare population plummets and ...

Field experiments by Charles J. Krebs and colleagues have experimentally teased apart the influence of food abundance and predation on snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) populations in Canada.

“Full,” announced Matt as we approached the next trap, a snowshoe hare cowering inside. Matt and Claire — both graduate students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks — sprang to action ...

Some hares even sport different outfits as the seasons change. In the summer, the snowshoe hare’s brown coat camouflages well with its home in the boreal forest. As winter sets in and the snow ...

As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their ...

Hares are a bit larger than rabbits, and they typically have taller hind legs and longer ears. Snowshoe hares have especially large, furry feet that help them to move atop snow in the winter.

Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators: lynx and coyotes. Then the hare population plummets and ...

On a recent warm spring day in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, wildlife biologist Alexej Siren found something exciting: snowshoe hare tracks in a fleeting patch of snow. “We have these ...