Originally bred for meat and fur, the European rabbit has become a successful invader worldwide. When domesticated breeds ...

Rabbits have always been symbols of fertility. At Easter, one even shows up with a basket full of colored eggs, a mixed ...

The snowshoe hare changes its fur color with the seasons to stay hidden from predators. In winter, its thick white coat blends seamlessly with the snowy landscape and provides effective camouflage.

It’s long been known that snowshoe hare numbers in North American forests rise and fall dramatically in a predictable 10-year cycle. A year or two later, Canada lynx populations follow the same ...

Starting in the 2000s, commercial fur trappers in the region voiced concern that snowshoe hare cycles had dampened down, with lynx less abundant.

As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their environment. New England scientists are looking at some promising ways to help.

As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their environment. New England scientists are looking at some promising ways to help.

For the snowshoe hare and the cottontail, this is not just imagination—it’s reality. These fascinating creatures illustrate ...

Gauging the population of Canada lynx in Minnesota requires knowledge of another Northland critter: the snowshoe hare, which constitutes around 90% of a lynx’s diet.

Snowshoe hares thrive in northern Minnesota’s boreal forest and are considered a keystone species, vital to the survival of other animals including coyotes, wolf, fox, and raptors.