The research says the country's last surviving population is at risk of extinction.
The surveys saw researchers walk more than 515 miles , observing nearly 2,000 mountain hares.
"It's a low population and there has always been uncertainty. The last surveys were conducted in 2002. Since then there has been speculation about whether the population has been up or down.The creatures are mainly based in the Dark Peak area, the researchers said
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