What's for dinner?

ID: 21 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of Washington Rural Heritage

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The overpopulation of rabbits on the island was dealt with in several ways. Though eating the rabbits remained a limited choice, this sign found in the Boe family's home shows the possibility of rabbits as a food source.

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San Juan Island's Foxes and Rabbits – Two invasive species are a part of local ecological history

By Whitney Wyngaert

Cute, fluffy, and a pest: European rabbits have become a nuisance on the island within the last 100 years. In 1900 several domestic rabbits were brought to the island by a lighthouse keeper in hopes of selling their meat to Seattle markets. After…