Çelebi Island

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Çelebi Island is an Aegean island in Turkey. The island at 37°00′29″N 27°21′34″E is a part of Bodrum ilçe (district) of Muğla Province. It is situated in the center of a gulf facing Bitez. Its distance to Bodrum is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) Its area is about 0.1 kilometres (0.062 mi). Recently, the visitors had brought five rabbits to the uninhabited island. Without a predator, the rabbits multiplied quickly and they began to threaten the plant cover of the island. Although the municipality tried to feed the rabbits they face the risk of starvation

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