Bummer?: CO2 will allegedly help the endangered Canadian lynx to catch snowshoe hares

Climate Change Means Doom For Snowshoe Hares

Currently, 85 to 100 percent of snowshoe hares’ deaths occur due to predators. Their camouflaging coats play a big role in hiding them from, to name one predator, the endangered Canadian lynx. While climate change could mean the lynxes (who also live in the U.S.) have plenty to eat for the short run, their long-term feeding habits could well be compromised, notes Mother Jones.

Snowshoe Hares Can't Keep Up With Climate Change

Snowshoe hares are the main dinner course for the endangered Canadian lynx, which also inhabits the US. So the hares' ability to adapt or not could fatten lynx in the short term but, as their population declines, leave the cats starving in the future.