Where are rabbits finding shelter on your property?

Rabbits often remain close to reliable food and shelter. Identifying these harbour areas can help landowners understand where rabbits are living, moving and breeding.

Common shelter areas may include:

• Shelter belts and fence lines
• Dense scrub or long grass
• Sheds and farm structures
• Rock piles and embankments
• Timber, machinery or stored materials
• Existing burrows and warrens
• Creek banks and areas of disturbed ground

Where are rabbits finding shelter on your property or in your region?

Are there particular harbour areas that are difficult to inspect or manage? Have you found rabbits using a location that you did not initially expect?

Landowners, contractors and pest-management professionals are invited to share their observations and practical experiences. Your contribution may help others identify overlooked areas on their own properties.

Always seek appropriate advice before disturbing burrows or harbour, particularly where structures, utilities, livestock, pets or protected wildlife may be affected.

Learn more about monitoring and early spring control:
https://rabbitwatch.org.nz/spring-rabbit-breeding-why-early-control-matters/