10 Billion Rabbits
Author of ‘Those Wild Rabbits’, Bruce Munday, is interviewed on the ABC Radio’s ‘Conversations’. Listen to the ABC interview for some great yarns about bunnies... Continue reading→
90 Years & Still Changing. RFA helps Koonamore.
The Koonamore vegetation monitoring reserve shows rabbit control is essential for the regeneration of many tree and shrub seedlings – and a donation from RFA... Continue reading→
Additional rabbit bio-control feasibility to be studied.
Plans are afoot to investigate the potential to add two parasites to the armoury in the battle against wild rabbits. Eimeria intestinalis and Eimeria flavescens... Continue reading→
Enlisting flies to track the spread of RHDV
RFA has funded a novel project to help track the spread of rabbit viruses across Australia. It is now accepted that flies are a vector... Continue reading→
How the bunny-rabbit shaped Australia
Bruce Munday, author of RFA supported book ‘Those Wild Rabbits’, has been interviewed on ABC Radio National by Phillip Adams. To hear the interview online,... Continue reading→
Calici helps threatened plains mouse
The spread of the Calici virus (RHDV) has been cited as a contributor to the recovery of the native Plains Mouse (pseudomys australis). Katherine Tuft,... Continue reading→
Calici virus K5 confirmed in all mainland States
The release of RHDV1-K5 across Australia has been hailed an early success, with wild rabbit deaths due to the virus now confirmed in all mainland... Continue reading→
K5 spreads in Victoria
Feral rabbits are beginning to die from RHDV1-K5 in Victoria, following the release of the virus at trial sites. Rabbits with the K5 calici strain... Continue reading→
Those Wild Rabbits – Unique new book
Rabbit Free Australia is a proud sponsor of a unique book about rabbits, and rabbit research, in Australia. ‘Those Wild Rabbits – How They Shaped Australia’,... Continue reading→
First confirmed case of K5
CSIRO have confirmed the first death of a wild rabbit due to the K5 strain of RHDV1. For more information, see the ABC News story. Continue reading→
Landline explains – RHDV
Greg Mutze (PIRSA researcher) explains the different variants of RHDV and how the release of RHDV1-K5 is managed. See the Landline interview with Prue Adams... Continue reading→
Call to support research
With so much happening at present regarding rabbit control, RFA has issued a timely reminder of the importance of strong, ongoing scientific effort. See the... Continue reading→