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Kōrero: Rabbits

Collecting dead rabbits after poisoning

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Collecting dead rabbits after poisoning

These pest control operators from the Wellington regional council are picking up dead rabbits after a poisoning operation. Depending on the poison, rabbit carcasses can be deadly if eaten by dogs and cats, so they are usually removed after poisoning operations near towns or walking tracks. However on farmland the carcasses are often left lying, so farmers need to keep their dogs under control.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1991/2124/12

by Ray Pigney

Source: Environment Waikato

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Robert Peden, Rabbits – The role of government, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15275/collecting-dead-rabbits-after-poisoning (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.