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Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

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Habitat:

Tundra/Taiga

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Robb Hannawacker
They over-populate, and take down willow populations. Then willow up their toxins, which cause a major decline in hare population. There obligate predator, the Canada Lynx population follows this trend with a year lag behind the hares' crashes and booms.

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Wildlife in the National Parks Adventure Bus tours
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PublishedMay 21, 2013

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