The rabbits of Santa Barbara Island, A Progress Report and Summary
Sumner LE. 1958. The rabbits of Santa Barbara Island, A Progress Report and Summary. National Park Service
Documents the feral rabbit outbreak of 1954 on Santa Barbara Islands which reached such devastating population levels that the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were sought to aid the National Park Service in rabbit control. Topics included in this report are: description of the island, before National Park Service protection, prehistoric isolation, arrival of humans, goats, house cats, farming and the first rabbits, after National Park Service protection, and the rabbit control program from 1954 to 1958.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sumner, Lowell
- Date of Issue
- 1958-06-15
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CHIS
- Keywords
- cats (domestic), Eradication, european rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), Feral Animals, Goats (Domestic), Human Impact, Management, Photographs, Santa Barbara Island Channel Islands National Park CA