By Ruth Kamnitzer Open any ecology textbook and you’ll find the Canada lynx, the snowshoe hare, and their wildly oscillating population cycles offered as a classic example of the intimate relationship ...

The relationship between the snowshoe hare and the Canada lynx is a fascinating natural cycle that's been studied for decades. Now, advances in technology are revealing new passages in this ancient ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists often divide predator species into two camps: ...

Lynx are often elusive, rarely seen, and quietly go about their lives in Quebec’s forests, yet their presence plays a vital role in the ecosystem. As skilled predators, they help control populations ...

Where snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) roam, Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) are expected to follow. Simulations suggest that this correlation sets up a cyclical population wave, but little is known ...

One of Minnesota's rarest predators will get about $31 million of help and stay on the U.S. endangered species list for at least the next 20 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its ...

The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...

Population cycles: causes and analysis / Alan A. Berryman -- The role of insect parasitoids in population cycles of the spruce needleminer in Denmark / Mikael Münster-Swendsen -- Population cycles of ...

Suddenly sensing danger, a sleek, secretive wildcat of the woods slips silently from sight. Like a mirage, the long-haired, lanky lynx mysteriously melts into the mist of the morning. Chances of ...

It’s long been known that snowshoe hare numbers in North American forests rise and fall dramatically in a predictable 10-year cycle. A year or two later, Canada lynx populations follow the same ...