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Rabbits

Rabbits are one of the most common and widespread animal pests in Australia. They are pests because they:

• compete with livestock and native animals for pasture and food
• damage crops and native vegetation
• cause erosion.

The following links contain information on the:

• biology of rabbits
• history of rabbits in Australia
• control (including toxins, restrictions and biological agents).
• RCD (rabbit calicivirus disease) now called RHD (rabbit haemorrhagic disease).

Also available from all rabbit documents are recent media releases.

Areas of interest

• European rabbit (118kb PDF)
• Options for rabbit control (84kb PDF)
• Guide to the safe use of 1080 poison (46kb PDF)
• Landholder use of 1080 One-shot oat rabbit bait (69kb PDF)
• 1080 characteristics and use (bulletin 4776)
• 1080 Landholder information package (805kb PDF)
• 1080 verses Pindone for rabbit control in Western Australia
• 1080 baiting application form (42kb PDF)
• Conventional rabbit control: costs and tips (136bk PDF)
• Bait stations and rabbit control  (189kb PDF)
• Fumigation for rabbit control (123kb PDF)
• Rabbit warren and harbourage destruction (170kb PDF)
• Use of rabbit-proof fencing to protect crops and pasture from rabbits in bush remnants (211kb PDF)
• Rabbit control in urban and semi-urban areas (91 kb PDF)
• Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD): how can you help it reduce the impact of rabbits (88kb PDF)
• Making the most of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (193kb PDF)
• State barrier fence of Western Australia centenary 1901-2001

Other relevant information

• Invasive species in Western Australia
• Invasive species - vertebrate animal pests
• Vertebrate animal pest policy, management and regulation
• Invasive species - animal pests - toxins
• Importing and keeping introduced mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians in Western Australia  (175kb PDF)
• Vertebrate Pest Research Section Publications on rabbits (115kb PDF)
• Australian Government - List of approved abatement plans

 

 

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Page updated: May 2008