Feral rabbits on the University of Victoria campus face death or relocation and sterilization if they cross into “rabbit-free zones” starting this summer.
“The ground is just littered with rabbit feces,” said Tom Smith, executive director of facilities management. “There are many places on campus where you don’t even want to walk across a lawn.”
In its latest attempt to control the 1,600 bunnies that run rampant across campus, the university unveiled a population management plan on Monday.
The centrepiece of the plan are two zones – a “safe zone” in the centre of campus and a “dead zone” around residences, sports fields and nearby neighbourhoods.
Two hundred of the fuzzy creatures will be allowed to live in the 40-hectare safe zone within the perimeter of Ring Road. Food will be provided to entice the bunnies to stay within the prescribed space.
Rabbits found outside Ring Road will be euthanized…
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June 29th, 2010 at 10:26AM
“Rabbits found outside Ring Road will be euthanized”
Well, now that’ll make you go tharn…
June 29th, 2010 at 11:00AM
Had to look that one up, Brett.
June 30th, 2010 at 7:18AM
It’ll be interesting to see if protests spring up.
I could see doing this for geese, which are nasty messy beasts, but rabbit feces are really not all that objectionable…at least compared to some things.
July 5th, 2010 at 5:13PM
I *think* I read “Watership Down” for a class in junior high or high school, but we took our schooling in different decades. It stuck with me because of the science-fictiony feel and because my young nerd brain gobbled up all such material it could find.