A snowshoe hare darts into the brush on a logging road in northwest Maine. Its dark brown coats changes to white once the days get shorter and winter nears. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal Sitting ...

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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 ...

N. ABINGTON TWP. – He headed out a few days after Christmas, with the weather cold, but not at all unbearable. Mike Leggiero of Gouldsboro, accompanied by his dog Stanley carefully worked the ...

December gave us a different final month of the year than what we are used to. We recorded an average temperature about 26 degrees Fahrenheit. That's more than 10 degrees above the normal of nearly 15 ...

The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...

Known as the varying hare, the snowshoe hare changes color in the winter by developing a new outer coat of white fur. Triggered by changes in day length, the snowshoe hare gradually sheds its ...

The snowshoe hare is one of approximately 20 animals in the world that turn white in the winter, and it’s one that faces some serious concerns here in the Keystone State due to climate change and loss ...

Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...