Environmental recovery, on a rabbit-free foundation
Decimation of rabbits by calicivirus laid the foundation for a private sanctuary where rare species are now being reintroduced to the recovering habitat.
Category Archives: Articles & Documentaries
Wildlife recovery rides on pest control
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.
Rebounding Rangelands
Rains have triggered a native fauna recovery – thanks to RHDV.
Showcase of integrated solutions
Landholders and agencies providing a great example of integrated rabbit control.
New light on the spread of RHDV2
Nearly 4,000 blood samples from rabbits across Australia help explain the spread of RHDV2
Lab work to confront rabbits
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 […]
Pygmy Rabbits of North America
There’s a place for every creature. Protect it in it’s place, and make sure it doesn’t invade that of another.
Connections – rabbits, cats & bilbies
Lowering rabbit numbers helps control cats, and is an essential part of wildlife recovery programs.
Working together to control feral animals
Landholders collaborate to control rabbits, cats and foxes in southern WA.
Rabbit Action Resources
Victorian Rabbit Action Network’s website has a treasure trove of resources to help people and communities to develop and implement rabbit control plans. For great range of guides, videos and other publications see the website at vran.com.au.