This page contains links to selected media reports on rabbit issues and rabbit control.
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Rabbit Action Resources
Victorian Rabbit Action Network’s website has a treasure trove of resources to help people and communities to develop and implement rabbit control plans. For great...Continue reading→
Multi-pronged approach needed for rabbit control
Rabbits are a persistent problem in many parts of Australia and require an equally persistent, multi-pronged response – that’s the message from a recent ABC...Continue reading→
Coordinated neighbourhood rabbit control
Landholders are being encouraged to work with their neighbours to coordinate rabbit control programs on Eyre Peninsula. The local Landscape Board has issued a reminder...Continue reading→
Rabbit control in the Adelaide Hills
Landholders dealing with high rabbit numbers in the Adelaide Hills are being assisted with a timely control program by the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Landscape...Continue reading→
Summer rabbits – how to respond
Early summer can result in more sightings of rabbits, especially young ones born since breeding that was stimulated by spring rainfall. The RHDV1-K5 virus has...Continue reading→
Annual Report 2020 now available
Foundation Chair, Wayne Meyer, presented the Annual Report for 2019-20 at the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia’s recent AGM. The meeting was held as a video-meeting...Continue reading→
Search to begin for the next rabbit bio-control.
First there was myxomatosis, then RHDV, but what is next? Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) are funding CSIRO to search for the next potential rabbit...Continue reading→
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→