This page contains links to selected media reports on rabbit issues and rabbit control.
Please contact us if you see anything that should be included.
Media Categories
Update on release plans for RHDV1 K5
Planning is underway for the release in Australia of a calicvirus strain (RHDV1 K5) which is expected to perform well in cooler, wetter regions. http://http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-12/delayed-release-for-new-calici-strain/7083388?WT.mc_id=newsmail Continue reading→
RHDV strains – David Peacock explains
An update on RHDV in Europe and the classification of different strains – including a ‘family tree’.PeacockD_Nov2015_RHDV2
National Rabbit Facilitator – RFA AGM
Mike Reid presented at the 2015 RFA AGM on his role in rabbit control and RHDV Boost.ReidM_NRF_AGM2015
Rabbits down the YouTube
A series of short videos on rabbit control techniques is now available from IACRC.
Rabbits change soil biology
Rabbits change the biology of soils, as well as vegetation – and those changes may be long lasting. http://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/rabbits-leave-mark-soil-long-after-they-are-gone Continue reading→
Historic rabbit ecology – a case for rewilding?
A blog from Rewilding Australia provides some historic insight into the spread of rabbits and asks if there is a case for ‘rewilding’ with quolls,... Continue reading→
Rabbit threat abatement plan
Background information and a draft to update the threat abatement plan to control rabbits has been released by the Australian Government. Read more to: see both documents, or... Continue reading→
Sniffing out rabbits to save Mala
Rabbit detection dogs, baiting, fumigation and controlled releases of Calicivirus have all helped to protect mala (rufous hare-wallaby) from competition by rabbits. See the full... Continue reading→
RHDV K5 FAQ’s
PestSmart have released a set of answers to frequently asked questions about the new strain of RHDV- find out more at PestSmart (2015).
Rabbit Proofing the West
The National Museum of Australia holds many different objects that together record the ecological and social significance of the feral European wild rabbit. For information... Continue reading→
Rewilding the Western Quoll
Western Quolls are benefitting from, and contributing to, ‘rewilding’ programs with controls for cats, foxes and rabbits. See the full blog from Rewilding Australia (2015) Continue reading→
Wascally Wabbits
For information on what makes rabbits so rascally, see the article from Atlas Obscura (2015).