In 1903, rabbits were released on Hawaii’s Laysan Island as a food source; within a decade they had nearly stripped it bare, and three of its five landbird species eventually went extinct
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Max SchlemmerAlexander WetmoreTheodore RooseveltMarine National MonumentUs Department Of Agriculture Bureau Of BiologicalWildlife ServiceHawaiian Islands, Hawaii, United StatesNihoa, Hawaii, United StatesGermanLaysan Island, Hawaii, United StatesHawaiian, United States
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When German immigrant Max Schlemmer brought a small number of domestic rabbits to the isolated Pacific atoll of Laysan in 1903, he hoped to create a profitable meat-canning business. He also saw the animals as a source of entertainment for his children while he worked on guano extraction operations.