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The white-sided jackrabbit, aka Mexican hare, is a species of jackrabbit the hails from central Mexico upwards to parts of southwestern United States. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching; hunting; trapping; invasive species, that can bring […]

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Thought of as the handsomest of the hare species, it’s the antelope jackrabbit, aka Allen’s hare, from Mexico and Arizona. These lagomorphs are among the last mammals discovered in North America. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, agriculture, fires, and fire […]

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The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is a medium-sized hare species native to eastern Oaxaca, Mexico. These critters face many threats to their survival including the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, logging, fires, and fire suppression; habitat division at the hands of roads and […]

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The white-tailed jackrabbit, aka white jack or prairie hare, can be found in western and midwestern United States and Canada. There are 2 known subspecies: L. townsendii townsendii (west of the Rocky Mountains) and L. townsendii campanius (east of the Rocky Mountains). Even though their populations are decreasing, due to […]

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The black-tailed jackrabbit is found in the western U.S. from Washington down south to California, Arizona, and eastward to Nebraska and Texas. It is an introduced species in New Jersey & Kentucky. There are 5 known species of jackrabbit and they live in open grasslands, fields, pastures, farms, and open […]

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