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 ...

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 winter season presents a series of challenges for wildlife, such as food shortages, cold temperatures and large snowfalls ...

Snowshoe hares are part of the leporidae family and have evolved certain traits to help them survive against their predators. One of these traits is the ability to change its fur color depending on ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- For now, the El Nino-driven mild weather is a boon to some wildlife, which are able to forage for more food and are using less energy surviving, experts say. But for some species -- ...

The snowshoe hare is one of those charismatic wildlife species you think about when the snow is deep with visions of them bounding effortlessly through the drifts. But where are they and what are they ...

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 ...

Once they were so numerous, northern Minnesota homesteaders considered snowshoe hares a staple in their diet. If you tried to survive on hare hasenpfeffer today, you'd go hungry. For two decades hares ...