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Wild Rabbit Continues to Try to Ride Tourist Vehicles
The staff said, "I thought you escaped your pet..." It turned out to be a wild animal
A 'special' rabbit that appeared at a ski resort in Colorado is a hot topic.
The Summit County Department of Animal Services said on the 15th (local time) that it had received a report that a rabbit was repeatedly attempting to board tourists' vehicles in the Copper Mountain area.
For days, resort workers saw the same rabbit wandering around the parking lot and trying to jump into visitors' cars. The rabbit's behavior approaching people so friendly that employees were concerned that someone's pet might have escaped or been abandoned.
Officials from the Animal Control Bureau were dispatched to the scene on the day of the first report, but no rabbits could be found. But the next day, when staff sent a clear picture of the rabbit, authorities confirmed it was a wild rabbit, not a pet.
Authorities called the rabbit a "serial hitchhiker" and said it had not yet been captured. Resort employees who received the report were given the option to capture rabbits and move them within a maximum of 2 miles (about 3.2 kilometers).
Under Colorado law, landowners or agents can capture and relocate rabbits if they cause damage to private land. However, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Service must be notified in advance, and the place of migration must be a suitable habitat for the species, and must be approved by the landowner.
Now the rabbit is still wandering around the Copper Mountain area, making headlines among tourists.
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