BROWN hares are bouncing back in Cumbria following the restoration of natural habitats around the county. The population of the rare mammal has fallen from an estimated four million in the late 1800s to around the one million mark today. Hares became increasingly scarce after agricultural land use intensified, and they are among the creatures [...]

A RARE dragonfly that is on the brink of extinction in South Lakeland is set to be re-introduced to an area where it hasn’t been seen for decades. Records show that the white-faced darter was present on the Witherslack Mosses in the early 1900s but it is thought to have become extinct as a result [...]