BOOK REVIEW: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

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Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton 

Published: March 4 2025

Buy: Kindle | Audio 

Who hasn’t dreamed of touching and caring for a wild animal? The difference is that Chloe not only did this but kept the hare wild.  They grew to trust each other and learned about each other. 

Chloe did extensive research after finding a baby hare on her country property however, information on caring for a hare was limited.  There was lots of information on folklore of the hare and even how to trap or kill a hare, but very little on care and feeding of a hare.  This book is the book Chloe was searching for.  It is beautifully written and detailed in the history of hares, the folklore (mad as a hare) how they live, give birth, eat and hide.  But its also about us, and how we live with the animals that live among us. 

I wasn’t sure about this book when I picked it up, but I was riveted by this story of living with a wild creature and maintaining enough distance to keep it wild yet also caring for it. It is a fascinating read.  Don’t be misled hares are not bunnies; they don’t burrow and there are other differences as well which I really had no idea about. Now I want to figure out what roaming my garden, is it a hare or a rabbit?

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