About this issue Abstract Aim: We analysed the population genetics of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in order to test the hypothesis that this species migrated into central Europe from a number of ...

The process of rapid climate change operated cyclically throughout the Pleistocene and this caused repeated local extinctions, range changes and may have promoted vicariant speciation among temperate ...

A new study from Aalborg University in Denmark reveals that European hares (Lepus europaeus) are not only surviving—but thriving—in urban environments. Using a combination of citizen science and ...

As farmland populations decline, European hares find unexpected sanctuary in the heart of Danish cities — thanks to biodiversity-friendly urban planning and innovative monitoring tools. A new study ...

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have published the first chromosome-by-chromosome assembled reference genome for the European hare (Lepus europaeus). The researchers said that the ...

Dwindling Irish hares could be facing a new threat — their competitive European cousins. Wildlife experts have warned that thousands of European hares (Lepus europaeus, or the brown hare) have been ...

A beautiful new book shows why the hare, with its gift for the unexpected, remains an enigma, writes Eileen Battersby A beautiful new book shows why the hare, with its gift for the unexpected, remains ...

DREAMY, curious, careful, anxious. This is how photographer Peter Lindel describes his shot of a European hare, which was chosen as the overall winner of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 ...