Land of Deep Shadows, book 2: Dawn Flight
Pat Hynes1995

A captivating saga of life in the wild. The hares live on vast limestone plateau but all is not well in this land of rugged beauty. A sickness is spreading. Trees and shrubs wither ad die animals are its victim too.

One hare, Dorcha, sees the signs and is joined by Crust and Melek in a desperate quest to rescue the animals who survive. But many are now killers. The forces of nature, crazy blind squirrels, flocks of vicious crows and of course humans, all gather against the band of hares as they face the final challenge...