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	Snowshoe Hare
		Snowshoe hares prefer dense stands (usually after a disturbance) of young conifers or brushy deciduous growth where there is lots of food and good shelter.
		Snowshoe hares feed on a variety of deciduous trees and shrubs, (birch, willow, maple), some conifers (white pine, balsam fir), grasses and wild plants (raspberry and fireweed).
		The snowshoe hare is a large-footed animal that turns white in winter and a dark brown in summer.
	www.env.gov.nl.ca /snp/Animals/snowshoe_hare.htm (0 words)

	Wildlife Profile: Snowshoe hare - N.H. Fish and Game
		Snowshoe hare have large hind feet; both front and hind feet are heavily furred in winter.
		Snowshoe hare are also called "varying hare" because they molt from a soft brown in summer to mostly white in winter.
		Snowshoe hare are found throughout New England, across Canada,, and south to the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains.
	www.wildlife.state.nh.us /Wildlife/Wildlife_profiles/profile_snowshoe_hare.htm (542 words)

	The Snowshoe Hare -- Life Tracks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the summer, hares are colored rusty brown with fl on the upper surface of the tail and ear tips and grayish white on the underside of the tail and belly.
		Snowshoe hares represent important food for bobcats and are preyed on by a large number of animals, including coyotes, foxes, weasels, great horned owls, and some of the larger hawks.
		Snowshoe hares are an important species in Wisconsin not only as a valuable game animal, but also as a vital part of the state’s ecology.
	www.timberwolfinformation.org /kidsonly/wolfweb/hare.htm (1290 words)

	Wildlife and Nature: Snowshoe Hare - British Columbia.com
		The habitat of the snowshoe hare within the Boreal Forest varies greatly and is greatly affected by the type of forest and recency of fire.
		Such precociousness is characteristic of hares in general, and is in marked contrast to the behaviour of young rabbits, which are born naked and blind.
		The snowshoe hare is clearly one of the dominant herbivores and key prey species within the Boreal Forest, and as such accounts for much of this ecosystem's interesting and ecologically important diversity.
	www.vancouverisland.com /wildlife/wildlife/landmammals/cw/cw_snowshoehare.html (1528 words)

	Denali National Park and Preserve - Snowshoe Hare (U.S. National Park Service)
		Snowshoe hares live in the boreal forests of North America and are active year-round.
		Snowshoe hare populations cycle in 8 to 11 year periods, and densities may fluctuate 5 to 25-fold during a cycle.
		The causes of the cyclic fluctuations of snowshoe hares are debated among scientists.
	www.nps.gov /dena/naturescience/snowshoehare.htm (551 words)

	About the Snowshoe Hare :: Snowshoe Hare Hunting (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the summer, hares are mostly brown with a little fl on the upper surface of the tail and ear tips; and grayish white on the underside of the tail and belly.
		Snowshoe hare are equipped with long ears to gather sounds, giving them an acute sense of hearing and protection from predators.
		Young snowshoe hares do not usually breed during their first summer, but occasionally a first-litter female will become sexually mature by mid-July and produce a litter in August.The young hares are are born fully furred, open-eyed, and capable of hopping about almost immediately.
	www.snowshoeharehunting.com /about_snowshoe_hare.htm (1508 words)

	Factors regulating a declining snowshoe hare population
		Snowshoe hare feed on a wide variety of plant species, and few of the common woody species in the Adirondacks are considered inedible.
		Hare and predator population growth rates were determined through track counts conducted in the winters of 1986-2001 on a network of transects established throughout the Hare Area.
		Thus, for the management of a large snowshoe hare population, forests must be periodically thinned or cut to encourage the regenerative growth that provides the most suitable habitat cover conditions for snowshoe hares.
	www.esf.edu /ResOrg/RooseveltWildlife/Research/klepack/klepack.htm (1084 words)

	Snowshoe Hare
		In the summer, hares are rusty brown with fl on the upper part of the tail and ear tips and grayish white on the underside of the belly and tail.
		Snowshoe hares destruction of young trees and new forest growth sometimes damage forests, and conifer plantation and nurseries can be especially affected, where high densities of young trees occur.
		Snowshoe hares are found primarily in the northern third of Wisconsin, preferring conifer forests with areas of dense underbrush, particularly conifer lowland forests and young aspen stands.
	www.wisconsinhunter.com /Pages/ssrabbit.html (1212 words)

	SUNY-ESF: Adirondack Ecological Center
		Hares re-ingest their soft droppings, which are high in protein and contain large quantities of B vitamins, presumably to extract additional qualities of these substances.
		Snowshoe hares usually feed in conifer cover, and tend to avoid open areas such as marshes, fields, and roads which may even act as barriers.
		Snowshoe hares spend the day resting in the same location or "form" beneath a dense conifer branch or near an old log.
	www.esf.edu /aec/adks/mammals/snowshoe_hare.htm (967 words)

	Rabbits and Hares - MSN Encarta
		Although the names rabbit and hare are often used interchangeably, in zoological classification the species called rabbits are characterized by the helplessness of their offspring, which are born naked and with closed eyes, and by their gregarious habit of living in colonies in underground burrows.
		Although rabbits and hares are valued as game by hunters, as food, and for their fur, they often are pests to farmers whose trees and crops they destroy.
		The varying hare, known popularly as the snowshoe rabbit, is distributed widely throughout North America.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568905/Rabbits_and_Hares.html (614 words)

	Hares: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Newborn hares are soon able to hop around and leave the nest, but the helpless baby rabbits do not even open their eyes for 7 to 10 days.
		The Alaskan hare is larger—22 to 28 inches (.5-.7 m) in length and 6 to 12 pounds (2.7-5.4 kg) in weight.
		Populations of snowshoe hares are subject to cycles of high abundance and scarcity.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/smgame/hares.php (0 words)

	ADW: Lepus americanus: Information
		Snowshoe hares are most often found in open fields, fence rows, swamps, riverside thickets, cedar bogs and coniferous lowlands.
		Snowshoe hares range in length from 413 to 518 mm, of which 39 to 52 mm are tail.
		Snowshoe hares are typically solitary, but they often live at high densities, and individuals share overlapping home ranges.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Lepus_americanus.html (1220 words)

	* Snowshoe Hare - (Animals): Definition
		The snowshoe hare, sometimes called the varying hare, is white in winter except for fl-tipped ears and gray with light flecks in summer. It has a larger body, ears and feet than the mountain cottontail.
		The snowshoe hare is broadly distributed in the north from coast to coast and occurs in a variety of habitat types, including swamps, hardwood forests,...
		Snowshoe hares are the primary prey of lynx.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/snowshoe_hare.html (549 words)

	Snowshoe Hare (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The snowshoe hare has wide back feet that are covered with a dense coat of fur in the winter to protect the animal from the cold and help to walk over snowy fields safely.
		Snowshoe hares are usually about 2 feet long and weigh 3 to 4 pounds.
		Snowshoe hares mate in the early spring, usually in late February or March.
	animalexploration.tripod.com /snowshoehare.html (262 words)

	Snowshoe Hare - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon
		Snowshoe hares occur throughout the Yukon Territory wherever patches of shrub and forest intermingle.
		In winter the hare's silky pelage is snow-white with fl-tipped ears; in summer it is rusty or dark brown with touches of cinnamon, white, and fl.
		Chief among the latter is the snowshoe hare's arch enemy, the lynx.
	www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /snhare.html (2528 words)

	Snowshoe Hares Surviving Winter
		Snowshoe hares are renowned for their ability to move and hide in snow-covered woodlands, as they use their enormous hind feet and white winter coat to avoid an array of predators.
		Hares also have been shown to be selective in the species of browse they will consume, with a preference for the most nutritious foods.
		Hares also rarely starve, do not lose much weight during the winter, and one study showed that hares contained the same muscle mass in the winter as they did in the summer.
	www.cnr.uidaho.edu /range556/Appl_BEHAVE/projects/hare_forage.html (1365 words)

	Snowshoe Hare Hunting :: Miller Outdoors :: Guide Service & Registered Beagles
		The snowshoe rabbit (varying hare) is a much larger animal, and is typically shot at greater distances, than the cottontail.
		Snowshoe hunting is good from the season opener in October until the season closes in early spring (March) -- weather permitting.
		Hare generally begin the gradual transformation from brown to white from late October until their full transformation somewhere near mid December.
	milleroutdoors.com /hunting/snowshoe-hare-hunting.htm (1425 words)

	Snowshoe Hares in Ohio (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Snowshoe hares are very common in the northern forests of North America.
		The ODNR Division of Wildlife released 604 snowshoe hares in the northeastern part of Ohio in several reintroduction attempts in the 1950s.
		In 2001, 96 snowshoe hares were trapped in Michigan and released in Ashtabula County.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/snowshoehares.htm (601 words)

	The Wild Habitat - Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
		With the toes spread apart, and the soles of their feet furry, the snowshoe hare is adapted for traveling in the snow.
		The snowshoe hare is noted for changing color; in the winter the snowshoe is almost all white, and in the winter the fur color changes to a grayish-brown.
		The snowshoe hare is found in northern sections of the United States and most of Canada.
	library.thinkquest.org /11234/hare.html (0 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Snowshoe Hare
		Hares are also born with their fur and their eyes open, unlike the rabbit.
		The snowshoe hare is slightly larger than the cottontail rabbit, but smaller than the fl-tailed jackrabbit, measuring 15-10 inches long and weighing only 2-4 pounds.
		Snowshoe hares are not alone in the nighttime woods.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/hare.htm (0 words)

	Snowshoe hares
		Snowshoe hares' goofy, big-footed tracks lead in to these highways from all around, like feeder roads from the suburbs leading to the interstate.
		Snowshoe hares are near the bottom of the food chain.
		Hare and rabbit fecundity ensures there are always hares around to eat, but hares have to be smart or quick to survive.
	www.nasw.org /users/nbazilchuk/Articles/Hares.htm (658 words)

	BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Lepus americanus, snowshoe hare
		Snowshoe hares range in length from 413 to 518 mm, of which 39 to 52 mm are tail.
		Snowshoe hares are most often found in open fields, fence rows, swamps, riverside thickets, cedar bogs and low areas with conifers.
		Snowshoe hares are used widely as a source of wild meat.
	www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/information/Lepus_americanus.html (1164 words)

	Hares - Jackrabbits & Snowshoe Hare - Colorado Division of Wildlife
		Hares - Jackrabbits and Snowshoe Hare - Colorado Division of Wildlife
		Hares, by contrast, are born fully furred and ready to hop.
		Snowshoe hares have relatively short ears for a hare, but their huge hind feet remind us that these are not rabbits.
	wildlife.state.co.us /WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Hares.htm (252 words)

	Snowshoe Hare - Definition, explanation
		The Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus), so named because of the large size of its hind feet which prevents it from sinking into the snow, is a common type of hare in North America.
		At high latitudes, the Snowshoe Hare's population oscillates with a period of about 11 years; its peak population can be as much as 40 times greater than its minimum population.
		Snowshoe Hares may have up to 4 litters in a year which average 2 to 4 young.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sn/snowshoe_hare.php (470 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Snowshoe Hare
		Adult snowshoe hares typically weigh 1.2 to 1.6 kg; the hares are usually heaviest during the peak and early decline of the population cycle.
		Snowshoe hares are born fully furred with their eyes open, and they are capable of hopping about almost immediately.
		Snowshoe hares younger than two weeks of age are killed primarily by red squirrels and ground squirrels.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=103 (0 words)

	Snowshoe Hare (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Snowshoe hares are about 18 to 20 inches long and weigh 3 to 4 pounds.
		Snowshoe hares live to be 3 to 4 years old in the wild.
		The snowshoe hare changes to the color white in winter and brown in the summer.
	www.northstar.k12.ak.us /schools/joy/creamers/Mammals/Studenthtmls/Hare/hare.html (179 words)

	snowshoe hare definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		snowshoe hare definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		snow·shoe hare (plural snow·shoe hare or snow·shoe hares) or snow·shoe rabbit (plural snow·shoe rabbits)
		white N American hare: a hare with a white winter coat that turns brown in summer and large, heavily furred hind feet that allow it to move quickly in snow.
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861709447/snowshoe_hare.html (108 words)

	Snowshoe Hare Information (Varying Hare) :: Rabbit Hunting Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) is a medium-sized rabbit.
		The presence of animals like the snowshoe hare in the southern portion of the Midwestern U.S. during the last glaciation provides evidence that the climate was cooler at that time.
		Because snowshoe hares have so many young, their population goes through a cycle every nine to ten years.
	www.rabbithuntingonline.com /snowshoe_hare.htm (1543 words)

	eNature.com Nature Guides
		The seasonal molt, when the coat of the Snowshoe Hare (and other species displaying seasonal coloration) changes, is a photoperiodic phenomenon governed by lengthening or shortening periods of daylight.
		As daylight diminishes in autumn, the hare begins to grow a white-tipped winter coat that at first is patchy -- excellent camouflage against patchy snow; by the time daylight is at the minimum and large expanses of ground are blanketed with snow, the hare has turned white to match.
		Northern populations of Snowshoe Hares seem to be very cyclic, undergoing major highs and lows at fairly regular intervals.
	www.enature.com /flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0063 (518 words)

	Forestry: Ecosystems: Indicator Species: Snowshoe Hare (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the spring and summer, snowshoe hares feed on grasses, legumes, sedges and ferns.
		Snowshoe hare populations are known to build and crash in cycles of seven to ten years.
		Snowshoe hares are a vital link in the forest food chain.
	interactive.usask.ca /ski/forestry/ecosystems/indicator_hare.html (523 words)

	Natural Heritage Program - RTE Animals - Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus
		Snowshoe Hares are named for their extraordinary back feet.
		Snowshoe hares are still found in nearby West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
		It is possible that Snowshoe Hares may still exist in Maryland, especially in remote conifer swamps of Garrett County.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/rtesnowshoehare.asp (235 words)

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