Hunting hares

SIR – Given his concern for hare conservation, I am surprised that John Rimington (Letters, May 15) does not know that the Burns Inquiry – which looked into the arguments for hunting before the ban – noted that, where organised hare hunting and coursing took place, the hare population thrived disproportionately.

One of the reasons that hunting supporters seek the repeal of the ban is that it would make conservation work easier than it currently is.

As Brexit draws near, and the funding of measures that benefit hares and other species are renegotiated, I hope that anyone interested in this animal’s future would welcome its restoration as a beast of the chase. Matthew Higgs

Chairman Elect, Association of Masters of Harriers and Beagles Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire