Rabbits were first introduced to mainland Australia when five domestic animals were brought to Sydney on the First Fleet in 1788. At least 90 subsequent importations would be made before 1859 but none ...

The picture of an impossibly crowded waterhole is trotted out almost every time there is any reference to the nation’s biggest pest. But it is not what it seems. The many rabbits in this ­famous ...

Did you know Australia has a rabbit problem? It’s estimated somewhere around 200 million wild rabbits are hopping around Australia, and they’re causing a lot of damage. Their huge numbers and large ...

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THERE is a plague of rabbits in contemporary English poetry. It is a recent development, and, unless something is done to check it, it threatens to upset the proper balance of wild life in that ...

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New study proves that single introduction of 24 animals shipped from England in 1859 caused the infamous invasion and argues that wild genetic traits gave these rabbits a devastating advantage over ...