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Mapping warrens from space: Wombats & rabbits
Natarsha McPherson and Bertram Ostendorf have recently published on a project from the Nullarbor Plains, ‘Detecting rabbit and wombat warrens in broad-scale satellite imagery’. They...Continue reading→
Why its ‘Bilbies not Bunnies’
Rabbit-Free Australia promotes ‘Bilbies not Bunnies’ because in Spain and Portugal, the home of European wild rabbits, they are mainstays of local ecosystems, bringing widespread...Continue reading→
Could gene drives target rabbit fertility?
Could gene drive technology target the abundant fertility of wild rabbits in Australia, stopping them breeding and being an effective, humane rabbit biocontrol? The 2025...Continue reading→
Rabbit R&D Webinar 2025
The 2025 Rabbit R&D Webinar, hosted by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions and Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia, will focus on gene-drive technology. It will...Continue reading→
Eat the Invaders. It will never work.
‘Eat the Invaders’, went to air on ABC TV and ABC iview on Tuesday January 7, 2025. Hosted by Tony Armstrong the first episode looked at rabbits,...Continue reading→
Effective use of pindone and 1080
When it comes to rabbit control ‘near enough’ often isn’t ‘good enough’ for effective results. A new publication presents the science behind ‘best practice’ rabbit...Continue reading→
Optimising RHDV-K5
How do you get best value from a release of RHDV-K5? The answer, and the science behind it, is in ‘Optimal benefit from RHDV-K5’ the...Continue reading→
Have you found a dead rabbit?
A burst in rabbit numbers in many parts of Australia has been accompanied by reports of a surge in calicivirus (RHDV) and myxomatosis. Researchers monitoring...Continue reading→
Membership Season
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....Continue reading→
Leap into book week
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...Continue reading→
Keys to rabbit control
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.Continue reading→
Riverina rabbit numbers explode
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...Continue reading→