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 ...

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 ...

Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators: lynx and coyotes. Then the hare population plummets and ...

Like many animals in the far north, snowshoe hares change their coats from brown to white each autumn. Come winter, these all-white hares are harder for predators to spot against the snowy landscape, ...

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 -- ...

Snowshoe rabbits are actually medium-sized hares. Long ears and large, wide hind feet matted with hair differentiate the snowshoe hare from the cottontail rabbit. Four types of rabbits and three types ...

Usually by mid-November, the local wildlife that remains active here all winter will be in their winter attire. For most birds, this means a more drab plumage than their summer appearance. In the ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — 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 ...