Perhaps most interesting of all, though, are the white rabbit’s great splayed hind feet, six inches long, four inches wide, ...

1. Population cycles have long fascinated ecologists from the time of Charles Elton in the 1920s. The discovery of large population fluctuations in undisturbed ecosystems challenged the idea that ...

One of the many things I love about winter is the snow and the ability to track the animals that live in our backyards. It’s such an adventure to be able to go outside and discover who has been ...

Prescribed burning has the potential to improve habitat for species that depend on pyric ecosystems or other early successional vegetation types. For species that occupy diverse plant communities over ...

Snowshoe hares in the Yukon’s Kluane area are increasingly standing out from their surroundings, according to a study published earlier this month — and researchers are wondering whether that will ...

Jan. 26—Along with the record-setting temperature of December, we also experienced a month of a small amount of snowfall — only about 5 inches. This followed the snowiest December 2022. No white ...

The number of hares in a forest is a good indicator of how healthy that ecosystem is — and now there’s a better way to find out. A new study in the Journal of Mammalogy shows recently developed camera ...

Look out. The snowshoe hares are coming. They might not be as big as a black bear, sneaky as an otter or have the potential to become the scourge of golf courses across the land like giant Canada ...

The number of hares in a forest is a good indicator of how healthy that ecosystem is -- and now there's a better way to find out. A new study shows recently developed camera-trapping methods could be ...