Hares were given ritual burials alongside humans during the Neolithic age in Europe. Archaeologists have interpreted this as a religious ritual, with hares representing rebirth. Over a thousand ...

From the Easter Bunny to Peter Rabbit to the March Hare, rabbits and hares can be found throughout popular culture. But how much do we know about the real thing? In Remarkable Rabbits, a ...

As winter loosens its grip on the northern states and it finally feels like spring, my mind turns to all the changes in nature. In particular, the animals in the northern climates that change the ...

Now in its third year, the state’s Snowshoe Hare Cooperator Program asks hunters to record the dates and locations they are pursuing hares, as well as the number of hours hunted, and number of ...

Back in the day… snow drifted deep in Delta County by the middle of February. Back in the day… hunters harvested snowshoe ...

Jackrabbits are actually hares, not rabbits. Hares are larger than rabbits, and they typically have taller hind legs and longer ears. Jackrabbits were named for their ears, which initially caused ...

Smaller mammals like squirrels, foxes, snowshoe hares, and more must go through a series of changes in the fall in order to prepare for winter. Some of ...