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Banjo Frog leaps off the page.
Easter Bilby is excited to join his friends for Banjo Frog’s Concert Spectacular. But something’s wrong! Can Easter Bilby help his friends and save the...Continue reading→
Rabbit R&D Webinar, 2024
For the latest information on rabbit control research and best practice rabbit control, register for the 2024 Rabbit R&D Webinar. The Webinar will also cover...Continue reading→
Rabbit Control. More than a ‘silver bullet’.
Effective rabbit control requires the planned integration of different control techniques, but a recent paper in the Journal of Pest Science by Taggart et al...Continue reading→
National Rabbit Coordinator: Discussion Paper
Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia has released a Discussion Paper outlining the case for a National Rabbit Management Coordinator, following broad consultation and in response to regulalry...Continue reading→
Backyard Bunnies
Rabbits seem to be a growing problem in urban and peri-urban areas around Australia. They cause problems ranging from raiding the veggie patch to undermining...Continue reading→
Rabbit resistance to myxo
A recent analysis shows that wild rabbits in Australia developed resistance to myxomavirus in a stepped manner, with the second step likely triggered by the...Continue reading→
Feral cats, rabbits and native mice. Connections.
An entertaining Blog by ecologist John Read reveals the dedication of researchers, sheds light on how rabbits sustain feral cats and foxes resulting in hyper-predation...Continue reading→
Heatwaves: How rabbits respond
A future climate with more heatwaves could leave rabbits more exposed to heat stress and predators – that’s one of the insights from a recent...Continue reading→
Its Membership time
Want to help promote research into better rabbit management and stay up to date with news of the latest developments in rabbit control? Then now...Continue reading→
Planning pays for rabbit control
Effective planning is one of the keys to effective rabbit control – and now is a great time to start planning a summer control program....Continue reading→
Post-calici: Rabbits still a problem
Grazing by rabbits, even at post-calici densities, can still inhibit the recruitment of palatable plant species and result in more weeds like horehound; that is...Continue reading→
Start at the bottom for landscape recovery
The continuing ecological recovery of Macquarie Island demonstrates the effectiveness of starting at the bottom of the food web to generate landscape health. An initial...Continue reading→