Overtourism and feeding frenzy push Japan's Rabbit Island into ecological crisis

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Okunoshima, a Japanese island popularly known as Rabbit Island, is facing a growing ecological crisis due to tourists feeding its rabbit population without restriction. The unregulated food supply has caused rabbit numbers to surge well beyond sustainable levels. The abundance of rabbits has attracted wild boars, which are now hunting them more frequently than before. Vegetation on the island has also been severely damaged, with a visible 'rabbit line' scarring the landscape. Experts are calling for regulated feeding practices and a comprehensive long-term conservation plan to restore the island's ecological balance.

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