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Old 05-06-2009, 02:20 AM posted to rec.gardens,rec.gardens.edible
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On Jun 4, 5:29*pm, "Suzanne D." wrote:
"KC" wrote in message

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On May 31, 7:40 am, (Way Back Jack) wrote:

Someone must have put a package of Viagra in the briar patch. Bunnies are
everywhere this year.
Talking about the Eastern cottontail.
Everytime you look out the window, there are bunnies. It's a plague.


Coyotes kept our Alabama local population down for many years but this
year I'm seeing cottontails all over the place. *Guess they're
breeding faster than the coyotes can catch them.
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I've often been criticized for allowing my female cat to have kittens now
and then, by people who are concerned that domestic cats are a danger to the
local wildlife. *I hear stories about how cats sometimes kill rabbits, and
how terrible this is for the poor little rabbits. *I think there are certain
cases where a couple of hungry outdoor cats could actually help, and this
situation would be one of them.
--S.


I agree. But wildlife follows a food chain, and the cat that catches
a rabbit is itself a favorite catch for the coyote. I believe it all
balances out in the end unless man intervenes and tips the scale.

KC