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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at CSIRO Livestock Industries' Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong – with the Department of Primary Industries Victoria – are investigating Koi herpesvirus as a means of ...

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 ...

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 ...