Australia has been locked in a battle to control rabbits since the 1950s. Rabbits cause huge damage to our environment. They compete with native species, overgraze native plants and cause erosion.
Using the tailgate of a four-wheeler motorbike as a makeshift dissection table, Dr Ellen Cottingham surgically removes the sex organs from half a dozen freshly caught rabbits. Males and females, plump ...
Feral rabbits are causing damage on farms and in towns, but biological control research has been delayed by funding woes.
European rabbits have plagued the Australian environment since 1859, when they were introduced to Australia near Geelong in Victoria. The spread of rabbits over Britain took 700 years. However, in ...
A flourishing garden is every homeowner’s pride, but it can also become an open invitation for unwanted visitors. If rabbits have been nibbling on your plants, the problem may not just be their ...