According to a recent research collaboration between the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), mountain hare populations in the Scottish Highlands ...

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

A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has revealed that mountain hares in Scotland are exposed to more predators due to climate change. Normally, the mountain hares’ fur ...

Native to the Scottish Highlands, these color-changing mammals thrive in tough winter conditions. But now there’s less snow. A hare blends into a snowbank in Scotland’s Monadhliath Mountains. The ...

The Scottish mountain hare, native to the Scottish Highlands, is recognized for its white coat in winter and brown in summer. It has recently seen an increase in population, thanks to the effective ...

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 ...