And it concluded that nearly all of Australia’s 200 million wild rabbits can be traced to that fateful shipment he received in 1859. “Environmental change may have made Australia vulnerable to ...

The rabbits introduced to Australia before 1859 were often described as displaying tameness, fancy coat colours and floppy ears, traits associated with domestic breeds but normally absent in wild ...

Wild rabbits gather at a water hole in Australia in 1961. They are considered invasive pests on the continent. (Bettmann Archive) ...

In Australia, two predecessor viruses — RHDV1 and RHDV1a — were used to control wild rabbits, but the sixth-biggest nation was overtaken in less than 18 months when the newer RHDV2 somehow ...

This paper discusses the Australian Rabbit Calicivirus Disease (RCD) Program, an attempt at the biological control of wild rabbits, as an example of how technoscience in 'Mode-2 society' works. My aim ...

It has been killing rabbits in Australia ever since, although R.H.D.V. type 2, the new virus, took over and became the dominant strain. It is both highly infectious, and extraordinarily sturdy.

The age of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Australia can be estimated from the formula $\text {log}_ {e}\left (\frac {314} {\text {lens}\ \text {weight}\ (\text {mg})}\right)$, with ...

Feral rabbits often turn into invasive pests causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and other domestic-turned-wild animals cause similar problems, like feral pigs or feral cats.

The runaway RHDV2 European calicivirus, first detected in a wild rabbit in Canberra last year, causes haemorrhagic disease and has made its way to most states except Queensland.