Shoot the rabbits? Some say “No!”
Posted July 21, 2010 at 12:47 pm by Ian Byington
The Parks folks reported earlier this month they intend to decrease the number of rabbits down American Camp way by shooting the ones that are from European descent, raising several questions.
Some islanders plan a protest on Friday, and Janet Thomas explains why:
S.O.B.
Save. Our. Bunnies.
A real-life visit to American Camp will confirm the return of the prairie grass and the disappearance of the bunnies (contrary to the pics in the NPS/American Camp website). The extermination has already happened. A few hardy bunnies remain and NPS wants to shoot them because, just like life, rabbits refuse to go away.
NPS wants to get rid of everything that isn’t “native.” Now there’s a concept…. They also claim that fox don’t eat rabbits….But check out the above NPS web page.
If you care about this final eradication, show up to either make a well-behaved public fuss in front of the greater world (as represented by folks coming in on the Friday ferry) at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 23 at the Ferry Terminal.
Signs are good. The more homemade, the better. There will be some planning afterward at the Rumor Mill. Or….go to the public hearing, with signs and heart on sleeve, and be heard on Tuesday, July 27th at the Mullis Center, 1 – 3 p.m. Or…make like rabbits: email, Facebook, Twitter & multiply. Pass it on.
“Pooh,” said Rabbit kindly, “you haven’t any brain.”
The word's getting out....
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2 comments:
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What about the idea of gathering signatures at businesses or elsewhere to preserve and protect these adored, aesthetic, sentient rabbits?
like many folks, i’ve been observing the rabbits for many years. there was a time when the island was truly overun with them and farmer’s crops were severly damaged. i’ve never heard definatively what reduced their numbers so dramatically a few years back. now the rabbit population seems reasonable to me and i’m thinking they help balance the natural food source for the fox, eagles and hawks as well as putting less pressure on our scarce quail population i would like to see grow. thanks.
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