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<p>The UK has brown hare and mountain hare populations. The 2018 Mammal Society report
<em>A Review of the Population and Conservation Status of British Mammals </em>includes
estimates for the populations of both. It concluded that the brown hare population
in Great Britain is stable, with an estimated population of around 579,000 animals,
although acknowledged the population could be between 427,000–1,990,000 animals.</p><p>
</p><p>The first National Brown Hare Survey estimated the hare population at around
817,000 in 1991-1993 and a second survey in 1997-1999 estimated the population to
be around 750,000. These estimates are within the range of the 2018 estimate but given
the different methodologies used it is not possible to make a direct comparison.</p><p>
</p><p>In the same Mammal Society review, the mountain hare population in Great Britain
was estimated to be around 135,000 animals, although the study acknowledges that the
population could be between 81,000–526,000 animals.</p><p><br> Population estimates
published in 1995 concluded that there were around 360,000 mountain hares in GB. This
is within the range of the 2018 estimate.</p>
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