If you've noticed more feral rabbits around than usual, you're right. Much of Australia is experiencing a bunny boom, driven by consecutive years of good breeding conditions. But with an estimated 200 ...

European rabbits have plagued the Australian environment since 1859, when they were introduced to Australia near Geelong in Victoria. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

Rabbit-killing viruses - first myxoma, then rabbit haemorrhagic disease - have rid many of our landscapes of rabbits and lulled Australians into a false sense of security. Rabbits are now fighting ...

Feral rabbits are causing damage on farms and in towns, but biological control research has been delayed by funding woes.