The information about the Arctic hare presented here is based on a research project developed and carried out for the Canadian Museum of Nature by Dr. David Gray and his research team. The research took place between 1985 and 1992. With an objective of discovering and describing the social behaviour of the Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus), the study was focussed on the late winter breeding season and the summer maternal behaviour.

Much of Canada's Far North is accessible only by aircraft. This is the aircraft, a Twin Otter, that ferried researchers to-and-from the camp at Sverdrup Pass on Ellesmere Island (Nunavut).		Marking 'Blue Bun' with picric acid in order to stain a patch of his fur yellow.
The Arctic hare above is a mother leaving her young (below) after nursing them.		An Arctic hare sheltering under weather-measuring instruments.