Wildlife re-introductions to managed reserves help demonstrate what the environment was like before rabbits and feral predators were introduced to Australia. They are signposts to how we might meet the even bigger challenge of replicating that success in much larger unfenced areas.
Bait, rip, fumigate – its time to plan for rabbit control.
Reclaiming Australian landscapes – rabbit control is an important first step.
Rains have triggered a native fauna recovery – thanks to RHDV.
Landholders and agencies providing a great example of integrated rabbit control.
Rabbits leave Mornington Peninsula resident ‘hopping mad’ after invading residential properties.
Nearly 4,000 blood samples from rabbits across Australia help explain the spread of RHDV2
Biological controls have been the only effective measure to suppress European wild rabbits across Australia to date, providing opportunities for subsequent control through physical measures like ripping and baiting. However the virulence of bio-controls declines over time as the control agent and rabbits evolve, so a ‘pipeline’ of new control agents is necessary to avoid […]
There’s a place for every creature. Protect it in it’s place, and make sure it doesn’t invade that of another.
Lowering rabbit numbers helps control cats, and is an essential part of wildlife recovery programs.