Hare-raising scenes for pilots in Milan

Can you imagine planes not being able to land and take-off on schedule at a busy airport – all other things being equal – and air traffic controllers being impaired visually.

Then, look outside onto the tarmac and the surrounding fields to see ….. bunnies a-mating, matey!

Yep, it’s mating season in bunny land and all the wild rabbits and hares couldn’t keep their hands – or hinds – off each other…in Milan.

The excerpt from the main gist:

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

"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," said Nicoletta Angioni, spokeswoman for SEA, the company that operates Milan's airports.

Blowing whistles and waving their arms frantically, some 200 volunteers spooked the hares out of their holes and into waiting nets. The animals — 57 hares and four wild rabbits — were put in wooden crates and transferred to a wildlife preserve, officials said....]

Talk about in-flight/pre-flight entertainment! : D