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Wednesday, March 8, 2006 · Last updated 7:48 p.m. PT
Rabbit roundup halted until later this year
The rabbit roundup at Woodland Park has been postponed until later in the year.
Seattle Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Dewey Potter said Wednesday that the effort to trap, sterilize and relocate feral bunnies has been halted because it’s too late in the season and too many of the rabbits are pregnant.
Sandi Ackerman, the coordinator of the volunteer effort, added that part of the building where rabbits have been held for medical care has been rented to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Gun noise from the agency's training practices is scaring the rabbits and unnerving volunteers.
The trapping started last week and had been continuing this week. About 40 bunnies had been caught and sheltered temporarily in cages at Magnuson Park in Seattle. The plan was to ultimately relocate the animals to Rabbit Meadows Sanctuary in Redmond.
Many of the bunnies likely were abandoned Easter gifts.
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