Mountain hare  (Lepus timidus)

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Glossary

  • Palaearctic region: the region that includes Europe, the part of Asia to the north of the Himalyan-Tibetan barrier, North Africa and most of Arabia.
  • Translocated: when individual living organisms from one area have been transferred and released or planted in another area.

References

  1. Animal Diversity Web. (August 2002) http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/lepus/l._timidus$narrative.html
  2. Burton, J. A. (1991) Field guide to the mammals of Britain and Europe. Kingfisher Books, London.
  3. Morris, P. (1993) A red data book for British mammals. Mammal Society, Bristol.
  4. The Mammal Society. Mammal Factsheets. (August 2002). http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/mountain_hare.shtml
  5. Macdonald, D.W. and Tattershall, F.T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation research unit, Oxford www.wildcru.org
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