How 24 British rabbits took over Australia. What seemed like an innocent Christmas gift of 24 English rabbits in 1859 would go on to become Australia's "most devastating biological invasion ...

Almost two centuries after rabbits were set free across Australia’s fragile landscape, scientists are working to understand a ...

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 ...

Rabbits around a waterhole at the myxomatosis trial enclosure on Wardang Island, Australia, in 1938. While the virus was not serious in South American rabbits, it was fatal in Australia. Credit ...

The rabbit population surged only after 1859, when the introduction of just 24 wild and domestic rabbits began a population boom that continues to this day. Today, there are at least 150 million ...

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 ...

By Heather Chen, CNN 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 ...

By Heather Chen, CNN 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 ...