[NatureNS] Snowshoe Hares

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Where I live in the St.Peter's area of Cape Breton, they're definitely in
a low year.  The population crashed after being in the boom period the
last couple of years.
Billy

There is a widely cited and very dramatic population cycle of 8-11 years
> for Snowshoe Hares. The peaks I can find were in 1990 and 1999. That
> should place us at or near a population maximum at the moment if it
> applies to Nova Scotia. That would indicate a local mini boom in predators
> if true.
> Does anyone have any data or observations  they care to pass on.
> Thanks, John Belbin


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