Rabbits were introduced to New Zealand in the 19th century for food and sport. They soon became a pest. Reaching plague proportions in some areas, they cost the country millions of dollars through lost production on farmland as well as through attempts to control them. Rabbit numbers…
Dogs are highly susceptible to 1080 poison and will readily eat carrots, pellet baits and carcasses of dead rabbits. Keep working dogs well fed and chained when not at work and muzzle them if working in or near a baited area. Do not dog, trap, shoot or…
Wild rabbits are one of the most serious agricultural and environmental pests in New Zealand. Learn about measures in place to control their spread. The problem Rabbits have been a constant source of trouble for New Zealand since they were first introduced in the 1830s. It’s previously…
I have more rabbits now than when I started. Rabbits will recruit from up to 800m away, so if they pick up on the fact there is new palatable/sweet food available they will move to it. As the first fed rabbits die they will be replaced…
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