20 feb 2001 anni - 2001: Cane burning impact on wildlife. Orlando Sentinel: Motorcyclist discovers wild rabbits burned in cane field

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RABBITS BURNED IN CANE FIELD
By ORLANDO SENTINEL |
PUBLISHED: February 20, 2001 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: October 26, 2018 at 7:50 p.m.

BIG PINE KEY — A New Jersey man on his way to the Florida Keys found hundreds of rabbits on fire fleeing a burning sugar cane field, authorities said. Robert Powell, 27, was on U.S. Highway 27 driving through South Bay when he saw the rabbits run onto the highway. “The sky was filled with turkey buzzards swooping down and feeding on them while they were smoldering,” Powell said. “They were squealing in pain and jumping into water. I couldn’t believe it.” Powell said he tried to rescue several of the creatures but was forced to club some of them to death with a rock because they were burned so badly. Belle Glade fire officials said the Arby sugar companies set a legal fire in the field to clear excess trees to prepare for harvest.


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