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The captured rabbits will be sterilized and relocated or euthanized by undisclosed methods

University of Victoria to cull, sterilize 1,400 feral rabbitsVictoria Times Colonist: Monday, June 28, 2010

VICTORIA — University of Victoria officials announced Monday plans to cull or sterilize and relocate 1,400 rabbits that have overrun the campus.

Only 200 rabbits will be allowed to stay on university grounds, with 50 in each of four "rabbit control" quadrants.

The surplus rabbits are to be removed by a contractor using traps. The captured rabbits will be sterilized and relocated or euthanized by undisclosed methods, officials said. Victoria residents who wish to adopt sterilized rabbits can apply for a permit from the Ministry of Environment, they said.

Details of the university's Feral Rabbit Management Plan were released Monday, evoking a mixed reaction from rabbit activists.

"I feel positive in the sense that our success will be proportional to how the community responds," said Susan Vickery of Common Ground, a Gulf Islands-based wildlife assistance organization.

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