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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emily Atkinson

Peak District mountain hares ‘more abundant than previously thought’

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The Peak District’s population of mountain hares may be higher than estimated, according to a groundbreaking nocturnal count of a species feared to be under threat.

Between two and five times as many hares may be living in the national park than previous headcounts suggested, according to the early findings of a new survey.

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