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crazy wabbit · 18th June 2007, 03:39

Rabbits Overrun Milan's Airport

(AP) MILAN Milan's Linate airport was closed early Sunday while 200 hunters tried to outfox scores of hares infesting its runways.

The operation was ordered after hares became tangled in aircraft landing gear twice in recent weeks.

Officials say at least 80 hares are living on the airport grounds, confusing radar equipment and endangering flights taking off and landing.

The province of Milan has to routinely catch the fertile hares because they interfere with takeoffs and landings, They can also cause false alarms with the airport's radar system, said Nicoletta Angioni, spokeswoman for SEA, the company that operates Milan's airports.

"There are always hares at the airport, the problem is that lately there were too many, and they cause problems with the radar and sensors that monitor the airport," she said in a telephone interview.

"We have in the airport a security system which is activated by hares running past. Other risks could be hares being hit by aircraft or vehicles moving in the airport," Director of Operations at Linate Airport, Captain Marco Alberti, told AP Television.

Fifty-seven hares and four wild rabbits were caught, part of a twice-annual capture to keep the airport hare population under control.

The animals were put in wooden crates and transferred to a nearby wildlife preserve, officials said.

Usually the hare hunt takes place overnight, when the airport's runways aren't terribly busy. But because there were so many hares this season, officials mounted a daylight capture so volunteers could better catch their bounding prey.

Blowing whistles and waving their arms frantically, the volunteers spooked the hares out of their holes and into nets erected around the airport.

Linate, which is Milan's second airport after Malpensa, reopened after a few hours at 8 a.m.

(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. )

bwtr · 18th June 2007, 03:49

@#%$!! long eared pests! We have Hare problems at the Adelaide (South Australia) Airport also!

jbshorty · 18th June 2007, 04:27

do you think they really go to a wildlife preserve. Or maybe into an 10-quart stockpot. Rabbit Cacciatore, anyone?

Nate Owens · 18th June 2007, 06:14

Where is Elmer Fudd and his twusty shotgun when you need him?

bwtr · 18th June 2007, 06:22

In America!

sailor-ed · 20th June 2007, 14:44

Truely a hair raising problem.

BTW they are technically lagomorphs. Does that help?

Narration · 3rd October 2007, 21:59

This is a funny story, even if found a year later. Between the lines, the lighter and delightful side of Italy, including Milano.

Best,
Narration

are · 5th October 2007, 11:04

shouldn't that read "Truly a hare erasing problem." ?

18th June 2007, 03:39	#1 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,365 My Photos: (0)	Wascally Wabbits Attack Airport Rabbits Overrun Milan's Airport (AP) MILAN Milan's Linate airport was closed early Sunday while 200 hunters tried to outfox scores of hares infesting its runways. The operation was ordered after hares became tangled in aircraft landing gear twice in recent weeks. Officials say at least 80 hares are living on the airport grounds, confusing radar equipment and endangering flights taking off and landing. The province of Milan has to routinely catch the fertile hares because they interfere with takeoffs and landings, They can also cause false alarms with the airport's radar system, said Nicoletta Angioni, spokeswoman for SEA, the company that operates Milan's airports. "There are always hares at the airport, the problem is that lately there were too many, and they cause problems with the radar and sensors that monitor the airport," she said in a telephone interview. "We have in the airport a security system which is activated by hares running past. Other risks could be hares being hit by aircraft or vehicles moving in the airport," Director of Operations at Linate Airport, Captain Marco Alberti, told AP Television. Fifty-seven hares and four wild rabbits were caught, part of a twice-annual capture to keep the airport hare population under control. The animals were put in wooden crates and transferred to a nearby wildlife preserve, officials said. Usually the hare hunt takes place overnight, when the airport's runways aren't terribly busy. But because there were so many hares this season, officials mounted a daylight capture so volunteers could better catch their bounding prey. Blowing whistles and waving their arms frantically, the volunteers spooked the hares out of their holes and into nets erected around the airport. Linate, which is Milan's second airport after Malpensa, reopened after a few hours at 8 a.m. (© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. )

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18th June 2007, 03:49	#2 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,067 My Photos: (6) Images: 49	@#%$!! long eared pests! We have Hare problems at the Adelaide (South Australia) Airport also!

18th June 2007, 04:27	#3 (permalink)
jbshorty proud to be a nurb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: only in your mind Posts: 1,298 My Photos: (1) Images: 1	do you think they really go to a wildlife preserve. Or maybe into an 10-quart stockpot. Rabbit Cacciatore, anyone?

18th June 2007, 06:22	#5 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,067 My Photos: (6) Images: 49	In America!

20th June 2007, 14:44	#6 (permalink)
sailor-ed NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 141 My Photos: (0) Images: 1	Truely a hair raising problem. BTW they are technically lagomorphs. Does that help?

3rd October 2007, 21:59	#7 (permalink)
Narration citoyen Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: north of alps Posts: 226 My Photos: (0)	This is a funny story, even if found a year later. Between the lines, the lighter and delightful side of Italy, including Milano. Best, Narration

5th October 2007, 11:04	#8 (permalink)
are AKA RamPackWobble Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anglesey, North Wales, UK Posts: 216 My Photos: (2) Images: 2	shouldn't that read "Truly a hare erasing problem." ?