My point was that the majority of rabbits around me appear to be born wild, not released or escaped. In spite of the numerous coyotes, hawks, etc, you'll find plenty of them, year after year, like squirrels or chipmunks.

0daystock was making an absolute statement as if dozens of people in my neighborhood are releasing rabbits every year. That may be the case in some areas but I doubt it holds here.

Eh, cats usually adapt pretty well when transitioning from house cat -> stray cat, but they're probably an outlier as they're predators themselves.