With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts ...

Population then exploded in what researchers say was ‘the fastest colonisation rate for an introduced mammal ever recorded’ The Australia-wide rabbit invasion resulted from a single introduction of ...

Did you know Australia has a rabbit problem? It’s estimated somewhere around 200 million wild rabbits are hopping around Australia, and they’re causing a lot of damage. Their huge numbers and large ...

Paris (AFP) – With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, ...

Australia tried a new angle of attack some years later: the Spanish flea, supposed to spread disease among rabbits. Again, the plan failed. Worse still, the parasite infected other species. In 1995, a ...

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 ...

DNA analysis has confirmed that just 24 wild English rabbits, let loose in western Victoria 163 years ago, triggered Australia’s most devastating biological invasion. The new study, by the University ...

Rabbits are reappearing in areas where they have not been seen for years, fuelled by recent rainfall and abundant feed. Experts warn Australia's landscapes and farming land are at risk if numbers are ...