How do seasonal changes affect the populations of rabbits and of foxes?
Seasonal changes don’t affect wild animals as much as if their main food source is lacking. In this case, if some disease or virus attacks the rabbit population, the fox population will also go down as they don’t have an adequate food source. On the same line, if the rabbit population increases, so will the population of the fox. It’s the food chain that affects everything, not necessarily the weather [natural disasters being an exception]. The seasonal changes don’t have as much impact as they have adapted to the changes in weather — much like humans have — but animals are much better at it than humans are. However, an unusual weather pattern, such as our last winter in the states has been, does affect how the populations reproduce. If the bad weather lasts longer, the typical birthing season is postponed by several weeks. They have hibernation, den up for warmth, or live in climates where that isn’t necessary. It’s not the weather that affects wildlife, it’s whether or not their fo
