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Feral rabbit population ‘surge’ predicted across Australia thanks to La Niña rainfall
Clint Taylor, who works for Bush Heritage Australia at Bon Bon Station — a former sheep property that is almost the size of Sydney — is all too familiar with the destruction rabbits can cause.
Key points:
- About 450 rabbit warrens were found on a property near Roxby Downs in SA
- Experts say there has been a surge in rabbit populations amid La Niña’s affects
- Researchers are investigating ways to combat genetic rabbit resistance to biocontrol measures
In 2019 the organisation and the station, based near Roxby Downs in South Australia’s far north, was awarded a $10,000 grant through the local Natural Resource Management Board to undertake rabbit mapping and control.
“We’ve prioritised about 10,000 hectares to get mapped as part of that…
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