Scotland's mountain hare population is at just 1% of 1950s level

Culling and loss of moorland in favour of conifer forests blamed for severe decline in wildlifeThe number of mountain hares on moorlands in the eastern Scottish Highlands has fallen to less than 1% of the level recorded more than 60 years ago, according to a long-term study.The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the RSPB teamed up to study counts of the animals over several decades on moorland managed for red grouse shooting and nearby mountain land. Continue reading...