A mountain hare in its winter coat.
ANIMAL protection charity OneKind has renewed calls to end the mass killing of mountain hares that occurs on the last day of the open season.
A spokesperson for OneKind said: ‘Mountain hares are protected by a closed season from March 1 until July 31. Outwith this period, animals are killed as part of large-scale culls to manage land for red grouse shooting and can also be shot freely for sport.