Disappearing Claim

Recently there was a flurry of articles like <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i48wHqgQ8qU6T0OawXCiImMhTTNgD8UQFDIG0">this one</a> trumpeting the fact that the white-tailed jack rabbit had disappeared from Yellowstone National Park. Now all of a sudden, with no where near the fanfare, we here the scientist involved is <a href="http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/montana_biologist_withdraws_claim_of_rabbits_disappearance/2585/">withdrawing his claim</a> that these jack rabbits have actually disappeared from the Park.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>"Yes, there were some left," Berger said. "I've got egg on the face, absolutely."</blockquote><br />n<br />nHe does back his conclusion though by saying that there are so few left that predators are having to look for another food source.<br />n<br />nI could care less one way or another about all of this. What I am more interested in seeing is if the press will tout the claim withdrawal as much as they did the claim in the first place. Claiming that the rabbits were all gone was big news and was all over all the major and minor news outlets. Will this retraction make the same waves or will the vast majority of the American public never hear it and still believe that there are no rabbits in the Park?<br />n<br />nYea, I agree, the majority of people will never hear this and have a false impression of the exact situation. Isn't that the way it goes. People hear one thing and think it the rest of their lives whether it's true or not.<br />n<br />n<strong>Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy… or they become legend. Jim Harrison</strong>