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Biologists are calling on locals from Nottinghamshire to report spring sightings of wild rabbits and hares. It is part of a new conservation initiative, led by the Mammal Society, to see whether the animal's numbers are increasing or decreasing by producing the first National Mammal Atlas in over 20 years. The society believes hares are declining in parts of the UK, and rabbits have been hit by myxomatosis and other viral diseases. So locals are being asked to send in photographs to help...