This page contains links to selected media reports on rabbit issues and rabbit control.
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Ethics & Welfare Toolkit
Be clear on what problems rabbits cause, have confidence rabbit control will alleviate the problem, and follow best practice using humane methods, are keys to...Continue reading→
Rabbits and Bird flu
Could rabbits become part of the bird flu story in Australia? A Blog by Dr Brian Cooke (available here) provides information gleaned internationally and discusses...Continue reading→
Rabbits vs Threatened species: Science Week
Rabbits are environmental disruptors in Australia and a threat to the survival of 41 native vertebrate species, including glossy black-cockatoos. In science week we acknowledge the researchers helping understand and manage such relationships.Continue reading→
Shooters Checklist
Shooting can be a valuable part of a rabbit control program, whether it be for hunting remnant rabbits or in situations were other controls are...Continue reading→
Rabbit R&D Webinar 2026 Presentations
The 2026 Rabbit R&D Webinar had a theme of ‘new tech for traditional control’, covering topics of: Monitoring and recording rabbits and warrens Optimising RHDV-K5...Continue reading→
Profiling myxomavirus
Evolutionary changes have been identified within myxoma strains in Australia. The research, supported by Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia, could have practical outcomes for future biocontrols....Continue reading→
Turretfield Tissue Library
Over thirty five years worth of tissue and blood samples from Australia’s longest running rabbit monitoring site at Turretfield Research Centre (SA) were at risk...Continue reading→
Rabbit R&D Webinar 2026: Register now
Registration is now open for the 2026 Rabbit R&D Webinar, available here. This year the theme is ‘Rabbit management: New technologies for best practice rabbit control’. The...Continue reading→
RATs for rabbit diseases
Laboratory analysis is currently required to determine if rabbits have had RHDV or other lagoviruses (diseases of rabbits and hares). A Rapid Antigen Test suitable...Continue reading→
Drought: Time for rabbit control
Rabbit-Free Australia has been advocating nationally for strategic rabbit control, especially warren ripping, to be a standard component of drought relief and regional resilience programs....Continue reading→
Koonamore Reserve 100th birthday
100 years ago the most degraded part of a pastoral property near Yunta (SA) was fenced off to study the recovery of vegetation once stock...Continue reading→
Peri-Urban Rabbit Control
Rabbits are popping up in urban and peri-urban areas across the nation and can be difficult to control. Fewer control options are available and communities...Continue reading→