. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1967 Bergerud: Arctic Hares in Newfoundland 243 DOCTORS HILLS ARCTIC HARE STATUS X CONFIRMED REPORTS ' '''' © OBSERVED WILDLIFE STAFF 1000 FEET ? UNCONFIRMED REPORTS ATLANTIC OCEAN. LEWIS HILLS Figure 1. The distribution of arctic hares in Newfoundland. fairly plentiful is now becoming quite rare. I believe the introduction here ' of the smaller American Varying Hare or Rabbit {Lepiis Amerwamis), has I done much to bring about the result. The latter is so prolific and of such a; pugnacious disposition, that he has driven out the more timid native animal, and us
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1967 Bergerud: Arctic Hares in Newfoundland 243 DOCTORS HILLS ARCTIC HARE STATUS X CONFIRMED REPORTS ' '''' © OBSERVED WILDLIFE STAFF 1000 FEET ? UNCONFIRMED REPORTS ATLANTIC OCEAN. LEWIS HILLS Figure 1. The distribution of arctic hares in Newfoundland. fairly plentiful is now becoming quite rare. I believe the introduction here ' of the smaller American Varying Hare or Rabbit {Lepiis Amerwamis), has I done much to bring about the result. The latter is so prolific and of such a; pugnacious disposition, that he has driven out the more timid native animal, and usurped his ; On the other hand Cameron (1958) and Dodds (1960) suggested the possibility that the competition was for food. Cameron (1958:75-76) stated: "That the arctic hare reaches its most southerly exten- sion in North America on the island of Newfoundland is interesting and may suggest that its northern distribution is the result of competition with the snowshoe hare and that in the absence of this species the arctic hare would. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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