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[Mr. Barlow's Blog] However, with fewer rabbits as food, the cats began to eat the island’s native burrowing birds, so a cat eradication program began in 1985. When the last cat was removed in 2000 the rabbit population grew and destroyed much of the fragile vegetation that birds depend on for cover.

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