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Description: The snowshoe hare is the largest native lagomorph in Connecticut and one of the few mammals that changes fur coloration seasonally. An adult snowshoe hare is between 18 and 20 inches and weighs 3 to 4 pounds. Both sexes are of similar size. Hares possess powerful hind legs, large feet, and elongated ears.
Snowshoe hare are active year-round, mostly at dawn, dusk, or at night. They seek shelter next to a led or large rock, or under tree roots, hollow logs, or fallen trees. This shelter or "form" will be used by the same hare throughout the year. Hare are active within a core area of 5-10 acres; they may range up to 25 acres.
Nov 17, 2014 · To improve habitat, foresters could leave or encourage a conifer component in harvested stands and, in areas without conifers, create cover by piling downed trees and tree tops. State foresters said the new research will help in crafting forest management policies to deal with the effects of climate change on the snowshoe hare.
Habitat & Behavior. Snowshoe hares are very common in the northern forests of North America. Although once native to the extreme northeast corner of Ohio, snowshoe hares were probably never abundant or widely distributed. It is believed that they were extirpated from the state in the early 1900s due to large-scale clearing of forest lands.
The snowshoe hare Lepus americanus, one of our commonest forest mammals, is found only in North America. It is shy and secretive, often undetected in summer, but its distinctive tracks and well-used trails (“runways” or “leads”) become conspicuous with the first snowfall. Well-adapted to its environment, the snowshoe hare travels on ...
The snowshoe hare uses their big feet to run at the first sign of danger. Thick, long hairs cover the soles of the 13-18 cm (5-7 in) back feet, creating a type of snowshoe. Snowshoe hares grow up to 518 mm long. Their tails measure 39 to 52 mm in length. The snowshoe hares ears are 62 to 70 mm from base to tip.
The entire UP and NLP; and the 30 Regional State Forest Management Plan Management Areas (1 WUP, 14 EUP, and 15 NLP) and 5 WLD project areas that identify snowshoe hare as a featured species. Priority Landscapes – the landscape, setting, or cover-type where we should focus management within the areas above: Aspen or jack pine management areas ...
