今朝のNPR、
A wet winter in California has helped many plants and animals, but some species are struggling. An effort is underway to relocate endangered rabbits to higher ground.
Rabbits are rescued from floodwaters on San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge : NPR
セントラル・ヴァレーのサン・ホアキン川が氾濫して湖状になって、その恩恵を受けたスーパーブルーム等のニュースはよく流れてるけど、動植物でも被害にあっているケースも。そのうちの一つ、この土地に住む絶滅危惧種のウサギ、riparian brush rabbit。陸地がなくなって行き場を失い、正真正銘絶滅の危機に瀕しているらしい。
The riparian brush rabbit was once believed to be reduced to a single population in Caswell Memorial State Park, but another population was discovered near Lathrop, California, in 1998. Since this discovery, a third population has been reintroduced to the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. While recovery efforts are underway for the species, the rabbit is among the rarest mammals in the state. It was listed as endangered on February 23, 2000
Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
高地に避難してるうさぎたちもあと数フィート水位が上がると完全に水没してしまうらしい。それを防ぐためにレンジャーたちが鋭意うさぎたちを移動しているんだそう。中には木に登ってたウサギたちを捕まえるケースも。
なんとか皆助かって欲しい。
オークランド動物園の人々も救助ミッションに参画していたらしい。そのツイート。
Winter storms in the San Joaquin Valley affected more than just human communities -- wildlife habitats, like those of the endangered riparian brush rabbit, were hit hard by recent flooding.
— Oakland Zoo (@oakzoo) April 25, 2023
Our partners at @USFWS & @River_Partners have been leading rescue operations since… pic.twitter.com/SHORl2KAZY
