The field hare, also called hare for short, is a mammal from the hare family. The species inhabits open and semi-open landscapes. Its natural range covers large parts of the south-western Palearctic; however, due to numerous naturalisations, the brown hare is now found on almost all continents. Due to the strong intensification of agriculture, the population of the brown hare is declining in many regions of Europe. The Schutzgemeinschaft Deutsches Wild has declared the brown hare the animal of the year for 2001 and again for 2015.
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