Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

256km of fence in Western Australia. The release of the disease myxomatosis in 1950 finally began to curtail the rabbits’ numbers dramatically. New viruses were also introduced, such as ...

Western Australia, 1931. Government policy includes ... For several days they walk north, following a fence that keeps rabbits from settlements, eluding a native tracker and the regional constabulary.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia has waged a long and successful war against destructive wild rabbits, but the Albanese government is being accused of ...

"The rabbit-proof fence cost a fortune and didn't work ... "The Women's Weekly [magazine] even ran a competition in the 1940s for Australia's best rabbit recipes. "In those days, and into the ...