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Interim profile, incomplete information          Location Specific Impacts: Ireland   Competition: Lepus europaeus is considered a significant threat to conservation status of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus ssp. hibernicus). L. europaeus competes with L. t. hibernicus for resources (Reid 2010; Reid & Montgomery 2007). Hybridisation: Lepus europaeus is considered a significant threat to conservation status and genetic integrity of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus ssp. hibernicus) as the species are able to bilaterally hybridise. (Reid 2010; Reid & Montgomery 2007). Threat to endangered species: Lepus europaeus is considered a significant threat to conservation status of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus ssp. hibernicus). L. europaeus competes with L. t. hibernicus for resources, and the genetic integrity of the Irish hare is threatened by L. europaeus as the species are able to bilaterally hybridise. (Reid 2010; Reid & Montgomery 2007). New Zealand   Competition: The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is listed as 'Vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Introduced mammals may be competing for depleting winter food resources, they include brush-tailed possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus), hare (Lepus europaeus), Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and Red deer (Cervus elaphus) (BirdLife International 2008). Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))   Competition: Lepus europaeus is considered a significant threat to conservation status of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus ssp. hibernicus). L. europaeus competes with L. t. hibernicus for resources (Reid 2010; Reid & Montgomery 2007). Hybridisation: Lepus europaeus is considered a significant threat to conservation status and genetic integrity of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus ssp. hibernicus) as the species are able to bilaterally hybridise. (Reid 2010; Reid & Montgomery 2007). Threat to endangered species: Lepus europaeus is considered a significant threat to conservation status of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus ssp. hibernicus). L. europaeus competes with L. t. hibernicus for resources, and the genetic integrity of the Irish hare is threatened by L. europaeus as the species are able to bilaterally hybridise. (Reid 2010; Reid & Montgomery 2007).