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.

Scientists have battled the damaging feral pest for decades with world-leading efforts, but that is set to change.

Australia’s booming wild rabbit population can be traced to 13 English animals that were released on Christmas Day in 1859. Thomas Austin, a settler who owned an estate near Geelong, Victoria ...

where 24 rabbits were introduced in 1859. Invasive species disproportionately affect Indigenous lands in Australia compared to the global average, emphasizing their cultural toll. In the ...

Rabbits came to Australia on the first fleet in 1788, but spread prolifically after grazier Thomas Austin introduced them to south-west Victoria in 1859 for hunting. They quickly spread out of ...