This from 2007 article I found.


Endangered Rabbits Returned to Wild, Quickly Eaten

EPHRATA, Wash. — Most of a group of 20 endangered rabbits that were reintroduced to the wild with great fanfare last month have been killed by predators, state officials said.

Hays said two males were removed earlier this month and will be returned at the end of April. The other 14 rabbits are believed to have fallen victim to predators, mainly coyotes, but also hawks and owls, Hays said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265456,00.html



Loosing battle when you got to many predators to save any thing worth hunting.

Hows the wood rats doing? To bad they don't take as much concern in or small game animals as they do stupid rats.