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Category Archives: About Rabbits
Feral cats rely on rabbits
Feral cats are more dependent on rabbits as prey than quolls are, and cats favour areas where rabbits are more common. Reducing rabbit numbers is a good bet if wanting to reduce feral cat numbers.
Rabbit Bio-Control. A massive boost to the environment.
Rabbits wrought untold damage to Australian landscapes, but rabbit bio-controls have been incredibly successful in triggering environmental recovery across massive areas of Australia.
Rabbits – Ecosystem engineers
Rabbits change entire ecosystems from the bottom up, and a couple of recent articles provide great examples of this, demonstrating how interconnected our environment is. It all starts with rabbits eating native vegetation; often very selectively taking out seedlings of the tastiest species. They are so good at this that they can completely prevent the […]
Environmental recovery, on a rabbit-free foundation
Decimation of rabbits by calicivirus laid the foundation for a private sanctuary where rare species are now being reintroduced to the recovering habitat.
Wildlife recovery rides on pest control
Wildlife re-introductions to managed reserves help demonstrate what the environment was like before rabbits and feral predators were introduced to Australia. They are signposts to how we might meet the even bigger challenge of replicating that success in much larger unfenced areas.
1, 2, 3 for rabbit control
Bait, rip, fumigate – its time to plan for rabbit control.
Bilbies not bunnies. Reclaiming Australian landscapes.
Reclaiming Australian landscapes – rabbit control is an important first step.
Rebounding Rangelands
Rains have triggered a native fauna recovery – thanks to RHDV.
Hopping mad about rabbits
Rabbits leave Mornington Peninsula resident ‘hopping mad’ after invading residential properties.