Some bunny is in trouble after an abandoned rabbit at Australia's Adelaide Airport caused a serious bomb scare. On the evening of June 27, police and explosive experts arrived at the air hub to ...

WA landowners say rabbit populations are booming and the pests are wreaking havoc with crops. The Invasive Species Council ...

Paris (AFP) – With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, ...

The fluffy European rabbit is a major pest, particularly in Australia where they have swept through the landscape, decimating wildlife and becoming the most significant factor of species loss in the ...

Authorities are sounding the alarm as escaped pet rabbits fuel a feral population boom - with one state now enforcing an ...

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 ...

The estimated 200 million rabbits in Australia and the damage they cause by overgrazing has caused the country’s agricultural industry to lose about $115 million annually. Photo provided For almost ...

What seemed like an innocent Christmas gift of 24 English rabbits in 1859 would go on to become Australia's "most devastating biological invasion," according to a new study by the Proceedings of the ...

New study proves that single introduction of 24 animals shipped from England in 1859 caused the infamous invasion and argues that wild genetic traits gave these rabbits a devastating advantage over ...