Help make Australia rabbit-free. Join Us at Rabbit-Free Australia to rid the nation of the most widespread vertebrate pest and generate healthy, resilient, productive environments. Now is the time to join Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia and help them raise awareness of the harm caused by wild rabbits, the need for research into ever-better control options, […]
Leap into book week with Banjo Frog and friends costumes for the kids. You can print and cut-out the costumes for banjo frog, bandicoot, cockatoo and easter bilby to (possibly) make life easier. Visit the easter bilby’s friends website to find the downloads and order your copy of ‘Banjo Frog’s Concert Spectacular’, a delightful educational […]
Where do you start with rabbit control? It’s a question we often hear so, with the help of fantastic technical advisors, Rabbit-Free Australia has produced a guide; ‘Keys to Rabbit Control’.
The short document is an easy to read distillation of the key principles and processes involved in rabbit control.
Agricultural enterprises are losing thousands of dollars of production due to rabbits in the NSW Riverina. Local Land Services officers are encouraging neighbouring properties to work together with coordinated programs of baiting followed by warren ripping for sustained control. Landholders are also engaging professional shooters, who are taking more than 1,000 rabbits per night. For […]
Easter Bilby’s Friends offers lots of activities for children over Easter. Enjoy the Banjo Frog Activity Sheets, Learn about native Australian animals from Information Sheets, or Get your copy of Banjo Frog’s Concert Spectacular from a book store near you. They are all available through the Easter Bilby’s Friends website.
Easter Bilby is excited to join his friends for Banjo Frog’s Concert Spectacular. But something’s wrong! Can Easter Bilby help his friends and save the concert? That’s the story that unfolds in ‘Banjo Frog’s Concert Spectacular’, a glorious new children’s book released just in time for Easter. Supported by the Easter Bilby’s Friends website housing […]
For the latest information on rabbit control research and best practice rabbit control, register for the 2024 Rabbit R&D Webinar. The Webinar will also cover research showing how rabbits are still harming the environment. Co-hosted by Rabbit-Free Australia and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) the free two hour Webinar will bring together leading […]
Effective rabbit control requires the planned integration of different control techniques, but a recent paper in the Journal of Pest Science by Taggart et al concluded that ‘Land managers view RHDV as a ‘silver bullet’ and release it to avoid applying more expensive but more effective control methods’. This conclusion was reached after the authors […]
Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia has released a Discussion Paper outlining the case for a National Rabbit Management Coordinator, following broad consultation and in response to regulalry seeing first hand the need for such a position. A National Rabbit Coordinator would be expected to reinvigorate interest in rabbit control, promote relevant training, and stimulate the provision of […]
Rabbits seem to be a growing problem in urban and peri-urban areas around Australia. They cause problems ranging from raiding the veggie patch to undermining houses and sheds, and they can cause significant stress for the people affected. It is not just the physical damage they inflict but also the personal stress of having to […]