Population densities of Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) on western Scottish and Irish moors and on Scottish hillsdoi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1973.tb01371.xAdam WatsonRaymond HewsonJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd
From 1954 to 1999 the mountain hare population on moorland sites decreased by nearly 5% every year. This long-term moorland decline is likely to be due to land use changes such as the loss of grouse moors to conifer forests, and is reflective of wider population declines that mountain hares ...
It also contains Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles at 4,409 feet (1,344 metres) above sea level. Kendra is a Scottish wildcat (or more likely a hybrid due to the spots on her side) at the British Wildlife Centre in Surrey, England. In this photo, she is with ...
There was a Scotland-wide campaign to impress upon the population the benefits of having X-rays taken with national papers having lengthy features on the subject and there was a relay race involving runners from all clubs to publicise the campaign locally. Auchmountain played their part in this...
These results suggest that behavioral plasticity might not be a universal, rapid mechanism facilitating adaptation to climate change. Keywords: behavioral plasticity, camouflage, climate change, mountain hares, phenological mismatchZimova, MarketaNewey, ScottDenny, BecksPedersen, SimenScott Mills, L....