Only 3,500 mountain hares are left in England, research suggests. The research, published today, said the country's last surviving population of the hares - in the Peak District uplands - was at risk ...

More mountain hares have been counted on moorland managed for grouse shoots than unmanaged moorland, gamekeepers and landowner groups have claimed. They are using new methodology to assess numbers of ...

A survey of mountain hares has been hailed as a success a year after they were made a protected species. Hillwalkers, bird and mammal surveyors, and other outdoor enthusiasts took part in a national ...

Mountain hare numbers on moorlands in the eastern Highlands have declined to less than one per cent of their initial levels, according to a newly published long-term scientific study. Counts of ...

A warming climate will shrink and fragment mountain hare habitat in the Swiss Alps. Populations are likely to decline as a result. A warming climate will shrink and fragment mountain hare habitat in ...

The mountain hare is rarely seen in the wild. It lives in the higher regions of the Alps and is famous for its beautiful white winter coat. Now, however, climate change and winter tourism are ...

The number of mountain hares on moorlands in the eastern Scottish Highlands has fallen to less than 1% of the level recorded more than 60 years ago, according to a long-term study. The Centre for ...

Mountain hares in Scotland failing to adapt to climate change, leaving them more vulnerable to predators When snow begins to fall, mountain hares melt into the landscape by shedding their dark fur and ...

More mountain hares have been counted on moorland managed for grouse shoots than unmanaged moorland, gamekeepers and landowner groups have claimed. They are using new methodology to assess numbers of ...