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.

Optimal seasonal conditions have led to a boom in feral rabbit numbers along the Victoria-New South Wales border. The rabbits are causing damage on farms, in towns and on sports ovals. Australia's ...

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 ...