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Hace 2 días · Researchers race to contain rabbits as numbers explode. By Liv Casben. Updated June 1 2024 - 2:05pm, first published 2:00pm. Rabbit numbers are once again on the rise and causing severe damage to farms. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) In Australia's bush capital, an army of pest control workers has been deployed to combat a warren of unwelcomed residents.
Hace 5 días · The multi-pronged approach resulted in the removal of more than 125,000 rabbits and countless rodents. By 2014, the island was declared a pest-free haven, with no introduced species spotted in the ...
Hace 5 días · 29 May 2024. Fifteen years ago, sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island was so badly ravaged by rabbits, rats and mice that its wildlife populations were fighting for survival.
Hace 4 días · It is one of Australia’s most significant conservation reserves and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Area. Planning for the Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Project began in 2007 with the aim of removing three introduced pest species – rabbits, rats and mice – and restoring the island’s outstanding natural values.
Hace 5 días · Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) is marking the 10-year anniversary of Macquarie Island being declared pest free. Planning for the Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Project began in 2007 with the aim of removing three introduced pest species – rabbits, rats and mice – and restoring the island's outstanding natural values.
Hace 5 días · Fifteen years ago, sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island was so badly ravaged by rabbits, rats and mice that its wildlife populations were fighting for survival. Rodents were predating on invertebrates and eggs, and hillside erosion – exacerbated by rabbits – was leading to landslides that in one instance, killed hundreds of king ...
Hace 5 días · Feral cats in the bush – 1.4 million after continent-wide droughts and 5.6 million after extensive wet periods. Feral cats in urban areas – 0.7 million. The overall estimate of Australia’s feral cat population (in natural and highly modified environments) – Between 2.1 and 6.3 million.
