The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...

Females are slightly larger than males. The eastern cottontail is smaller than the snowshoe hare and does not develop a white winter coat. The New England cottontail (S. transitionalis Bangs) is a ...

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking all cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare hunters for help regarding a ...

Some hares even sport different outfits as the seasons change. In the summer, the snowshoe hare’s brown coat camouflages well with its home in the boreal forest. As winter sets in and the snow ...

There are several factors at play that should lead to another 'outstanding' deer hunting season in Pennsylvania. Here's why.

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It took two years, a lot of phone calls and emails, but through persistence and dedication the ...

Field experiments by Charles J. Krebs and colleagues have experimentally teased apart the influence of food abundance and predation on snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) populations in Canada.

Pennsylvania is one of few states where not all hares molt into winter white, and the only state where some turn white but have brown eye rings and brown ears.

Anyone interested in helping in this endeavor should sign up for the agency’s snowshoe hare cooperator program. Hunters can participate by emailing their CID number or name, mailing address and ...

For example, Elton (1924) observed that snowshoe hare and lynx populations in Canadian boreal forests fluctuated over time in a fairly regular cycle (Figure 7). More importantly, they fluctuated ...

The aptly named Snowshoe Hare Trail is one of the best snowshoeing routes in the park. You'll traverse rolling hills along three forested miles, with views of an iced-over lake and cabin remnants ...