these powerful pests threaten more native wildlife than cats or foxes
- Written by Pat Taggart, Adjunct Fellow, UNSW
ShutterstockIn inland Australia, rabbits have taken a severe toll on native wildlife since they were introduced in 1859. They may be small, but today rabbits are a key threat to 322 species of Australia’s at-risk plants and animals — more than twice the number of species threatened by cats or foxes.
For example, research shows even...





