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 ...

There are several factors at play that should lead to another 'outstanding' deer hunting season in Pennsylvania. Here's why.

Pennsylvania is one of few states where not all hares molt into winter white, and the only state where some turn white but have brown eye rings and brown ears.

As temperatures get colder and the nights get longer, the natural world around us goes through many changes, both seen and ...

An international scientific team led by UM Associate Professor Jeffrey Good and graduate student Matthew Jones set out to discover how snowshoe hares have evolved to molt to a white coat in areas ...

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.

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It took two years, a lot of phone calls and emails, but through persistence and dedication the ...

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking all cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare hunters for help regarding a rapidly spreading virus and snowshoe hare distribution and coloration.

With concerns mounting over Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) and the distribution of snowshoe hares, the agency is seeking invaluable data from those in the field. RHDV2 presents a ...

The Canadian lynx, found in North America, primarily hunts snowshoe hares. While they do not typically attack humans, Canadian lynxes can become aggressive if their young are threatened. Their sharp ...

For example, Elton (1924) observed that snowshoe hare and lynx populations in Canadian boreal forests fluctuated over time in a fairly regular cycle (Figure 7). More importantly, they fluctuated ...