"In 1859, an Englishman named Thomas ... "What is interesting is that rabbits had already been introduced to Australia in 1788. Why did Austin's rabbit release cause such a population explosion ...

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 ...

The evidence goes to show that the present system for the destruction of the rabbits has been a complete failure. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

That might explain why rabbits in Australia, a continent now overrun ... The rabbit population surged only after 1859, when the introduction of just 24 wild and domestic rabbits began a population ...

A previous study on the rabbit colonization of Australia found that Englishman Thomas Austin introducing 24 rabbits in 1859 caused a spike in the rabbit population that led to an ecological and ...

Rabbits cost Australia’s agricultural sector almost ... to 13 English animals that were released on Christmas Day in 1859. Thomas Austin, a settler who owned an estate near Geelong, Victoria ...

"In a previous study by our team, which looked at the colonization of Australia by rabbits ... a single introduction of 24 ...