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One of the world’s largest programs to eradicate multiple predators and pests has started to restore the island and its once vast nesting colonies to their former glory.
You might think of bunnies as ubiquitous, but it’s actually a relatively small group of species – and many of them are unique, little-known, and in trouble.
New research finds 74% of land managers who reported releasing a powerful biocontrol release it during the peak rabbit breeding period. This can lead to rabbit populations actually increasing.
Fireworks can be frightening to pets: here’s how to help them stay calm and happy.
Rabbits destroy huge numbers of critical regenerating seedlings over more than half the continent. This has devastating flow-on effects for the rest of the ecosystem. So how do we control them?
Different animals have different ways of showing they’re happy. Their behaviours aren’t as straightforward as you might think.
With careful observation, you can start to recognize that one sassy squirrel or the cardinal pair who call your neighborhood home.
The institution of pet-keeping is fundamentally unjust as it involves the manipulation of animals’ bodies, behaviours and emotional lives.
Managing rabbit populations isn’t as simple as declaring ‘open season’.
Feral rabbits previously exposed to myxoma virus are more likely to be killed by rabbit haemorrhagic diease, meaning that these two biocontrol agents can become even more powerful when used in tandem.
Scientists are beginning to link animal facial expressions to emotions, making it possible for us to understand how they feel.
Rabbits and hares will flee towards the poles as global warming changes the places they once called home.
On Christmas Day 1859, the Victoria Acclimatisation Society released 24 rabbits for hunting, to help settlers feel more at home. Given the millions of dollars in damage to agricultural productivity that…
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