How do you get best value from a release of RHDV-K5? The answer, and the science behind it, is in ‘Optimal benefit from RHDV-K5’ the latest publication by Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia. Technical experts and end-users from around Australia have collaborated to produce the document, in response to questions from regional rabbit managers. View the […]
Decimation of rabbits by calicivirus laid the foundation for a private sanctuary where rare species are now being reintroduced to the recovering habitat.
Biological controls have been the only effective measure to suppress European wild rabbits across Australia to date, providing opportunities for subsequent control through physical measures like ripping and baiting. However the virulence of bio-controls declines over time as the control agent and rabbits evolve, so a ‘pipeline’ of new control agents is necessary to avoid […]
PIRSA, NRM and Landcare groups across South Australia are part of a national release of the RHDV1-K5 virus and there are high hopes it will be effective in high rainfall country. Researchers will monitor rabbit populations at trial release sites, and landholders are urged to take advantage of any drop in rabbit numbers with ground […]