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Story: Rabbits

All images and media

From page 1 - The spread of rabbits in New Zealand

Rabbits under control, 1960

Rabbits under control, 1960

First plague of rabbits

First plague of rabbits

Overrun by rabbits

Overrun by rabbits

Hare and rabbit

Hare and rabbit

From page 2 - Rabbits’ impact on farming

Rabbit warren

From page 3 - Controlling rabbits with poison

Digging up rabbit holes

Digging up rabbit holes (1st of 3)

Laying phosphorised bait

Laying phosphorised bait (2nd of 3)

Bulldozing rabbit warrens

Bulldozing rabbit warrens (3rd of 3)

Rabbit exterminator

Rabbit exterminator

Preparing bait

Poisoned carrots

Poisoned carrots

From page 4 - Rabbit fences

Rabbit netting advertisement

Rabbit netting advertisement

Rabbit fencing

From page 5 - Using predators for control

Swamp harrier

Weka

Stoat with rabbit kill

Stoat with rabbit kill

Ferret

Weasel

From page 6 - Commercialisation and control

Loading rabbit carcasses

Loading rabbit carcasses

Tinned rabbit label

Tinned rabbit label

Rabbit hunters

From page 7 - The role of government

Minutes of evidence

Minutes of evidence

McLean scale of rabbit infestation

McLean scale of rabbit infestation

Collecting dead rabbits after poisoning

Collecting dead rabbits after poisoning

From page 8 - Biological control

Myxomatosis experiment

Myxomatosis experiment

Rabbits killed by RHD

Rabbits killed by RHD

Rabbits in the Mackenzie Country

Rabbits in the Mackenzie Country

Spraying carrots with RHD

Spraying carrots with RHD

Developing immunity to RHD

Developing immunity to RHD

How to cite this page:

Robert Peden, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/rabbits/media (accessed 28 September 2021)

Story by Robert Peden, published 24 Nov 2008