on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e seen some prety funky lookin myxo rabbits lately in my district . Nasty and slow way to go. Atleast calici is much faster.
I lookrd into the rhdk5 program but was surprised at how difficult they made it to become a part of it. Whats wrong with just giving a property owner a vile of the new strain and letting the go and spread it ? They would have had a far greater uptake of the program.
Counting, estimations, record keeping ... its almost like joining some kind of club ... screw that just crop dust the country wit it and be done with it. Get Jetstar to add it to their chemtrails
Personally as much as I love popping rabbits I'd love to see them confined only to our history books.
gazza wrote:Viruses must surely be risky and scientists have made a lot of mistakes in the past. I think carp are getting herpes soon and they are worse than rabbits but it still seems like something that could backfire one day. Might have to wear some rubber when I go carp shooting.
on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e seen some prety funky lookin myxo rabbits lately in my district . Nasty and slow way to go. Atleast calici is much faster.
I lookrd into the rhdk5 program but was surprised at how difficult they made it to become a part of it. Whats wrong with just giving a property owner a vile of the new strain and letting the go and spread it ? They would have had a far greater uptake of the program.
Counting, estimations, record keeping ... its almost like joining some kind of club ... screw that just crop dust the country wit it and be done with it. Get Jetstar to add it to their chemtrails
Personally as much as I love popping rabbits I'd love to see them confined only to our history books.
Elmer wrote:gazza wrote:Viruses must surely be risky and scientists have made a lot of mistakes in the past. I think carp are getting herpes soon and they are worse than rabbits but it still seems like something that could backfire one day. Might have to wear some rubber when I go carp shooting.
I agree mate, take the RHDK2 virus that started of in Canberra, that is one nasty bug, Scientists have no idea as to how it got there and the bloody thing has spread to all states.
Gwion wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e seen some prety funky lookin myxo rabbits lately in my district . Nasty and slow way to go. Atleast calici is much faster.
I lookrd into the rhdk5 program but was surprised at how difficult they made it to become a part of it. Whats wrong with just giving a property owner a vile of the new strain and letting the go and spread it ? They would have had a far greater uptake of the program.
Counting, estimations, record keeping ... its almost like joining some kind of club ... screw that just crop dust the country wit it and be done with it. Get Jetstar to add it to their chemtrails
Personally as much as I love popping rabbits I'd love to see them confined only to our history books.
Totally with you.
Even though 'rabbiting' is seen as a traditional Australian thing to do, people seem to forget how bad the rabbit problem can get if left unaddressed.
They should be eradicated in the wild if at all possible. Just like foxes and cats, as well as pigs.
happyhunter wrote:Clearing land for farming is what created the perfect environment for ferals to breed and spread. Introduction wasn't the only contributing factor. Once you kill the ferals in an area the only way to stop them breeding up again is to reestablish the native landscape.
on_one_wheel wrote:happyhunter wrote:Clearing land for farming is what created the perfect environment for ferals to breed and spread. Introduction wasn't the only contributing factor. Once you kill the ferals in an area the only way to stop them breeding up again is to reestablish the native landscape.
That's not exactly true.
Land clearing has had a negligible affect on rabbit population. Yes they love cleared land and the pastures associated with it but If you're well traveled you might have noticed that most of Australia has not been cleared.
The Simpson Desert, The Strzelecki Desert and The Great Victoria Desert are just some examples of land that hasn't been cleared yet they're great spots for rabbits, cats, dogs , foxes, horses, donkeys, camels and more. Rabbits are plentiful in these parts.
Almost anywhere that a rabbit can dig is a good habitat for rabbits with the exception of tbe tropical zones, funnily enough they don't like having their burrows flooded.
Archie wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:happyhunter wrote:Clearing land for farming is what created the perfect environment for ferals to breed and spread. Introduction wasn't the only contributing factor. Once you kill the ferals in an area the only way to stop them breeding up again is to reestablish the native landscape.
That's not exactly true.
Land clearing has had a negligible affect on rabbit population. Yes they love cleared land and the pastures associated with it but If you're well traveled you might have noticed that most of Australia has not been cleared.
The Simpson Desert, The Strzelecki Desert and The Great Victoria Desert are just some examples of land that hasn't been cleared yet they're great spots for rabbits, cats, dogs , foxes, horses, donkeys, camels and more. Rabbits are plentiful in these parts.
Almost anywhere that a rabbit can dig is a good habitat for rabbits with the exception of tbe tropical zones, funnily enough they don't like having their burrows flooded.
As a city boy I've often wondered the impact that land clearing for pasture had on the roo population. I assume with more wide open grass (and not much hunting to keep them in check) the roo population would have to be much larger than pre 1788? I guess back then they didn't have foxes or feral cats either but I assume those would only impact on the smaller animals than roos...