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Kōrero: Rabbits

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Rabbits’ impact on farming

Rabbit warren

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Controlling rabbits with poison

Digging up rabbit holes

Digging up rabbit holes (1 o 3)

Laying phosphorised bait

Laying phosphorised bait (2 o 3)

Bulldozing rabbit warrens

Bulldozing rabbit warrens (3 o 3)

Rabbit exterminator

Rabbit exterminator

Preparing bait

Poisoned carrots

Poisoned carrots

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Rabbit fences

Rabbit netting advertisement

Rabbit netting advertisement

Rabbit fencing

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Using predators for control

Australasian harrier

Weka

Stoat with rabbit kill

Stoat with rabbit kill

Ferret

Weasel

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Commercialisation and control

Loading rabbit carcasses

Loading rabbit carcasses

Tinned rabbit label

Tinned rabbit label

Rabbit hunters

Mai i te whārangi 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

Mai i te whārangi 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

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Robert Peden, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/rabbits/media (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008