Authorities are sounding the alarm as escaped pet rabbits fuel a feral population boom - with one state now enforcing an ...

Authorities are encouraging a multi-level response to one of the country's most desperate ecological threats. They say all ...

Aussies are being warned to check backyards after feral activity that’s seen shock destruction – with one state putting in an ...

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 ...

What seemed like an innocent Christmas gift of 24 English rabbits in 1859 would go on to become Australia’s “most devastating biological invasion,” according to a new study by the Proceedings of the ...

Homeowners have been urged to act now if they want to deter a booming threat from causing even more damage to their properties in the coming months. Feral rabbits are one of Australia’s most infamous ...

Earlier this year Invasive Species Council chief executive Jack Gough wrote to the federal government warning that urgent ...

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 ...

How do rabbits go from fluffy pets to marauding invaders? Rabbits have colonized countries worldwide, often with dire economic and ecological consequences, but their secret has until now been a ...

The fluffy European rabbit is a major pest, particularly in Australia where they have swept through the landscape, decimating wildlife and becoming the most significant factor of species loss in the ...