Recent studies across Europe and the UK are transforming how mountain hare populations are monitored, revealing sharp declines in some areas and the combined pressures of climate change, habitat loss, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists often divide predator species into two camps: ...

The relationship between the snowshoe hare and the Canada lynx is a fascinating natural cycle that's been studied for decades. Now, advances in technology are revealing new passages in this ancient ...

That’s not the case with another snowshoe hare predator, according to the 2020 study. Coyotes (Canis latrans) have smaller footpads, so tend to sink in deep snow, slowing them down. When snowpack is ...