Interim profile, incomplete information
Management Information
Methods by which to monitor L. europaeus population and impacts in New Zealand have been studied with the view of setting target densities for control operations (Parkes 2001). Methods for density estimation investigated included faecal pellet counts, spotlight count, and line transect estimates. Impact estimation methods included plant biomass estimation of biomass, and species composition and biomass.
Location Specific Management InformationAustralia
In the Australian Alps, foxes, hares (Lepus europaeus), house mice (Mus musculus), feral horses (Equus caballus) and weeds have all increased their presence at higher altitudes most likely due to changes in climate (Green and Pickering 2002). Chile
Important invasive species research is being carried out in Chile on the population control of L. europaeus. Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (sub-Antarctic)
A risk assessment procedure conducted for the Falklands, resulted in nineteen introduced animals scoring above 15 and are therefore considered invasive species in the Falkland Islands. These species are considered 'invasive' in the Falkland Islands because of their impacts on vulnerable habitats and native species (Whitehead 2008). The brown hare Lepus europaeus is included in this list.
Ireland
The Irish hare is a protected species in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Immediate action on L. europaeus has been recommended to preserve the conservation status of the Irish hare and to limit the spread of L. europaeus within Ireland.Climate change models predict that summers in Ireland will become drier and warmer, giving rise to conditions favouring L. europaeus (increased arable activity, creating a more heterogenous landscape). New Zealand
Methods by which to monitor L. europaeus population and impacts in New Zealand have been studied with the view of setting target densities for control operations (Parkes 2001). Methods for density estimation investigated included faecal pellet counts, spotlight count, and line transect estimates. Impact estimation methods included plant biomass estimation of biomass, and species composition and biomass. Northern Ireland
The Irish hare is a protected species in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Immediate action on L. europaeus has been recommended to preserve the conservation status of the Irish hare and to limit the spread of L. europaeus within Ireland.Climate change models predict that summers in Ireland will become drier and warmer, giving rise to conditions favouring L. europaeus (increased arable activity, creating a more heterogenous landscape).
Management Resources/Links
2. de la Sancha, Noé U., Hugo Mantilla-Meluk, Fredy Ramirez, Pastor Perez, Nathalia Mujica, Angelica Troche, Marcela Gimenez, 2009. Mammalia, Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Lepus europaeus, Pallas, 1778: Distribution extension, first confirmed record for Paraguay Check List 5(3): 428–432, 2009
Summary: Available from: http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD050-09 [Accessed 26 July 2010] 3. IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)., 2010. A Compilation of Information Sources for Conservation Managers.
Summary: This compilation of information sources can be sorted on keywords for example: Baits & Lures, Non Target Species, Eradication, Monitoring, Risk Assessment, Weeds, Herbicides etc. This compilation is at present in Excel format, this will be web-enabled as a searchable database shortly. This version of the database has been developed by the IUCN SSC ISSG as part of an Overseas Territories Environmental Programme funded project XOT603 in partnership with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment. The compilation is a work under progress, the ISSG will manage, maintain and enhance the database with current and newly published information, reports, journal articles etc. 4. Jaksic, Fabian M., J. Agust´in Iriarte, Jaime E. Jim´enez & David R. Mart´inez., 2002. Invaders without frontiers: cross-border invasions of exotic mammals. Biological Invasions 4: 157–173, 2002. 5. Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A and Ingham B. 2008. Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008. Falkland Islands Government and Falklands Conservation, Stanley. 7. Reid, Neil, 2010. European hare (Lepus europaeus) invasion ecology: implication for the conservation of the endemic Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) Biol Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9849-x Results Page: 1
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