Rabbit Melbourne
While Australia is a large country, the rabbits in Melbourne is not native to the country. In fact, it's largely a result of European immigration to Australia. The first European rabbits arrived in Sydney in 1788. During the next few decades, ships bringing rabbits continued to dock along the coastline. As a result, the rabbit population expanded by a hundred kilometers per year by the second half of the nineteenth century. This expansion is attributed to the shipments of animals made by English emigrant Thomas Austin, who had captured rabbits on his property in England. The presence of rabbits in Melbourne has created a range of problems for residents. They are a nuisance and a source of $200 million in lost productivity. They also damage crops and native wildlife. They have no natural predators in Australia, and their numbers continue to increase. However, some councils have started baiting and fumigating rabbit burrows. This is one way to curb the problem. Another way to prot...