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Putin is terrified of Ukraine’s counteroffensive
Putin is in a panic over the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, which may already be in its preliminary “battlefield-shaping” stage. He doesn’t know, anything more than the rest of us do, when the offensive will be launched, where it will strike or whether it will succeed. What he does know is that if he achieves significant success, his own days might be numbered, with fissures already opening inside the Kremlin and between its most important henchmen.…
Officials have been rescuing hundreds of endangered riparian brush rabbits, listed as an endangered species, from being stranded and trapped as a result of flooding in the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
With record-breaking storms wreaking havoc throughout the state, even the rabbits need rescuing.
For months, a team from the US Fish and Wildlife Service has navigated the Central Valley looking to rescue from rising floodwaters stranded riparian brush rabbits, a small, brown and white creature listed as an endangered species.
Using canoes and motorboats, the five team members have trekked out in…
Two foxes were among animals found dead, with RSPCA inspectors fearing they were victims of illegal hunting. (Stock image: Getty)
A collection of animals found dead in a lay-by may have been the result of illegal hunting, the RSPCA fears.
Two foxes, four rabbits and a badger were all found dead in a lay-by with dog attack-like wounds, the animal’s charity said.
The bodies were found dumped in a ditch near Ashford, Kent, on 3 May.
All the animals except the badger had wounds consistent with being attacked by dogs, the RSPCA said, with inspectors saying it suggested someone was…
A rabbit sits in a pot of vegetables.
Reader questions: We live in Appleton, and we have a problem with rabbits eating many of our flowering plants and shrubs in our yard. We also have squirrels gnawing on some of our expensive outdoor furniture. I have a friend in Kimberly who traps rabbits and then lets them go to the country. Can we legally trap and release in Appleton without getting in trouble?
Answer: Landowners in Wisconsin can legally trap rabbits and squirrels on their own property at any time without a license.
State law also allows landowners to hunt…
Bunny Backstory
Napoleon was at the peak of his power in 1807 after signing the Treaties of Tilsit, ending the war between the French Empire and Imperial Russia, according to Medium. He decided to hold a rabbit hunt to celebrate the historic event. The commander’s chief of staff, Alexandre Berthier, oversaw the hunt. He acquired over 3,000 rabbits from local farmers, enabling Napoleon and others in his party to have plenty of bunnies at their disposal for the festivities. Little did Napoleon know that the tables would turn on him and his guests.
Berthier was not particularly knowledgeable about rabbits,…
15 options to share with your bunny
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Rabbits are herbivorous animals and can safely eat fruit, but the majority of their plant diet should not be fruit. Fruits should not exceed two percent of your rabbit’s total diet. Grass hay, leafy green vegetables, and rabbit pellets should instead be the bulk of your bunny’s daily diet, and fruits should be offered only as healthy treats. Too much fruit can result in digestive issues including ileus, a life-threatening problem.
If you want to give your rabbit some fruit as a treat, offer small…
PERRY, Iowa (KCCI) – People often think of bunnies as cute little creatures featured in Easter celebrations and county fairs.
But what if one jumped up and bit you? Such an animal has been terrorizing a community outside Des Moines, Iowa.
People living in Perry say a cute black bunny patrolling their neighborhood has been far from friendly.
One person captured on camera the animal aggressively lunging at them.
It did more to Ramona Rustan.
“It jumps up and bites me,” Rustan said. “I am like, ‘Oh, my gosh. I just got bit by a bunny.’”
She said the bad…
Two pet black rabbits drowned trapped inside their cage after someone recently dumped them into the marsh beside Church Creek in Charleston.
The animals were found at low tide on April 28 at Pierpoint Boat Landing.
The Charleston Police Department is looking for the owner of the rabbits and Charleston Animal Society has put up a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest if it is determined to be an act of animal cruelty.
“We are deeply disturbed by the discovery of these dead rabbits,” Aldwin Roman, Charleston Animal Society vice president of operations and strategy, said in a…