Fate of injured rabbit
- junkoroberson
- Oct 21, 2025
- 1 min read
10/21/25
In summer of 2022, a charcoal gray rabbit was called Garigari (means extremely skinny).
She lived in pier 2 of Ohkunoshima where visitors parked their cars.
No one knows how she got injured. Some say she was run over by a car being parked or bicycle.
Her hips and hind leg were severely damaged. Her back bone was warped and she appeared to drag her entire body sideways when she moved.
Like most injured rabbits on the island, she was constantly chased by other rabbits and she stayed away from everyone else.
Alone….Starving….
She could no longer climb hill or run around. She stayed behind the compressor or under the grating for shelter. As we started to post about her, many people stopped at pier 2 and started to make sure she gets fed. We all felt she might be able to live a long time in that condition.
In the end, one morning, she was attacked by a crow and ended her short life like others.
Without any protection, rabbits on Ohkunoshima are forced to live in harsh condition and finish their such short life.
Are they exploited for tourism? Absolutely!
Any medical care given? Never!
This place is like a zoo without zookeepers.
If you care, please write to the Ministry of Environment in Japan in charge of this national park who has no intent to provide care for these rabbits;
中国四国地方環境事務所_意見募集・相談(the Ministry of Environment -Chugoku Shikoku division)
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