California rabbits are suffering from severe flooding. In this respect informs Los Angeles times.
In the first half of 2023, California was hit hard by floods and storms, causing intense flooding. So, for several months, a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service experts traveled through the California Valley, looking for affected “coastal” California rabbits. This rabbit subspecies (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius), which does not have a Russian name, are threatened by a critical decrease in their numbers. Animal search was conducted at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, five service experts swam in a motorboat and canoe and filmed rabbits from tree branches and hills. After that, they were transplanted to higher areas.
While a total of 286 rabbits were rescued from the water in January and March, additional operations will be carried out in May due to the ongoing flooding. “Coastal California rabbits are particularly vulnerable to flooding as they live along river banks. They live in a small area and not so many, so events like these can have a strong impact on their population and recovery,” said zoologist Eric Hopson. they have evolved to live near rivers, but not so abundantly and for long periods of time.
“They’re actually very good at climbing vegetation and can even swim short distances,” the scientists say. “But when there are such great floods, there is little hill for salvation,” the scientists conclude.
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