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Useful sites | A plague on the pest – rabbit calicivirus disease and biological control
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Rabbits (Invasive Animals CRC, Australia)
Provides an update to the problem of rabbits in Australia, including the effectiveness of calicivirus control.
http://www.invasiveanimals.com/invasive-animals/rabbits/index.html
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australia’s battle with the bunny (In Depth, 8 April 2009)
Reviews the history of the rabbit in Australia, including measures to eradicate them.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/04/08/2538860.htm
- The cactoblastis moth (The Science Show, 7 April 2007)
Tracks the successes and failures of the use of cactoblastic moth as a biological control.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2007/1890832.htm
- Mulga miracle – calici aftermath (The Slab, 16 November 2000)
Covers the effectiveness of rabbit calicivirus in reducing rabbit numbers and the impact of fewer rabbits in Australia's southern arid zone.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/calici/
- The feral outrage
Transcript of Ockham's Razor, 17 November 1996. Professor Rob Morrison, Chair of the Anti-Rabbit Research Foundation, presents the benefits and perceived costs of introducing rabbit calicivirus into Australia. He also covers the concept of risk and risk perception.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/or171196.htm
Making the most of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) (CSIRO, Australia)
Explains rabbit calicivirus disease and the variation in its effect throughout Australia. Strategies for improving its impact are also discussed.
http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/content/pw/vp/rab/rhd_booklet_may03.pdf
Background document for the threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits (Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts)
Provides information on rabbits and their management in Australia.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tap/pubs/tap-rabbit-background.pdf
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