This page contains links to selected media reports on rabbit issues and rabbit control.
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Revamped Pest Management Website – Rabbit control guides
The PestSmart website, which provides best practice guides for rabbits and other vertebrate pests, has been revamped by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions. Structured... Continue reading→
Feral cats inquiry
A submission from Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia was one of over hundred received by the Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy as part of... Continue reading→
Rabbits = headaches in the Adelaide Hills
Rabbits are rampant throughout the Adelaide Hills at present, according to listeners of ABC Radio Adelaide. Residents have called in from across the Hills with... Continue reading→
Rabbit-Free Membership
Rabbit-Free Australia memberships are now available for 2020-21. Members enable the Foundation to promote rabbit-related research, raise awareness of rabbit issues, and support on-ground control... Continue reading→
Managing Invasive Species – impacts & indicators
Invasive species are credited with reducing global GDP by 5% (see the article by Dropulich), but it is difficult to get a real handle on... Continue reading→
Landline tells Myxo story.
Medical doctor and scientist, Dame Jean Macnamara, is credited with making Myxomatosis the great success story of biological control and applied science that it is.... Continue reading→
Advancing Pest Control Solutions
Proposals to advance pest control solutions, improve existing control methods, or develop ‘farm ready’ control tools are being sought by the Australian Government. $13 million... Continue reading→
Rabbits damaging crops in WA Central Wheatbelt
Rabbit numbers in the West Australian central wheatbelt have built up to levels that damage crops and pastures, according to the Central Wheatbelt Biosecurity Association.... Continue reading→
Geelong Council plans rabbit control
‘Rabbits have caused serious damage to habitats, vegetation and farmland throughout our region’, according to Geelong Mayor, Stephanie Asher. The Geelong Council believe controlling rabbits,... Continue reading→
Rabbits reduce albatross breeding success
Long term monitoring on Macquarie Island has shown that when rabbit populations were high the probability of albatross breeding dropped by one to two thirds.... Continue reading→
Blowflies tracking calicivirus
Blowflies are looking increasingly promising as an additional way to monitor the extent of calicivirus across Australia. A team led by Robyn Hall (CSIRO) have... Continue reading→
31st Newsletter Available
The real story behind Easter Bunny, latest grants from Rabbit-Free Australia, or an update on calicivirus – no matter what your interest there is something... Continue reading→