Scientists are using rabbit IVF and gene-editing technology to crash Australia's feral rabbit population by spreading ...

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

Australia’s response has been equally dramatic. From early bounty schemes to the eventual development of biological control, or biocontrol, the nation has repeatedly turned to science to contain the ...

The lack of planning and funding means Australia has been left in the lurch as the two viruses used to keep rabbit numbers down, myxamotis and the rabbit calicivirus, have stopped working. Meanwhile ...

Australia is home to roughly 200 million rabbits, which are not native to the country and damage crops and ecosystems. Bettmann / Getty Images In Australia today, European wild rabbits eat through ...

CANBERRA, Aug 11 (Reuters Life) - With rabbit numbers on the rise across Australia, conservationists are seeking to educate a new generation about the dangers posed by one of the country's worst pests ...

Rabbits were first introduced to mainland Australia when five domestic animals were brought to Sydney on the First Fleet in 1788. At least 90 subsequent importations would be made before 1859 but none ...