Italian Lovers Not Welcome Here

MILAN, ITALY

Wild hares at Milan’s Linate airport seem to have only one thing on their mind, and their excessive mating and growing numbers have blocked takeoffs, landings and radar systems.

Officials on Sunday mounted a raid to keep the furry creatures off the runways, part of a twice-annual capture to keep the airport population under control.

Blowing whistles and waving their arms frantically, about 200 volunteers spooked the hares out of their holes and into nets. The animals were put in wooden crates and transferred to a wildlife preserve, officials said .

– The Associated Press

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