Transforming wild rabbits’ overpopulation problem into a local biotic resource of Lemnos island
Maria Gialeli,
Georgios Vasios,
Flora Zaragkali
et al.
Abstract:For more than 20 years, the European Wild Rabbit (WR) (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) is considered a pest in Lemnos island, Greece, due to significant crop damage. Authorities took insufficient actions to control WR overpopulation, resulting only in managing its effect on crop losses with farmers’ compensation. The current study aims to redefine the WR problem in Lemnos by transforming the WR population to a local commodity, where hunting could supply the local market (restaurants and butcheries) with WR products. Se… Show more
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