The Rabbits Of 1859: Australia's Worst Christmas Present?

Monday, December 22, 2014 - 14:10 in Biology & Nature

Rabbits can strip grasslands bare and chew through young woody trees. John Schilling/Flickr, CC BY-NDBy Andrew Bengsen, University of New EnglandOn Christmas Day 1859, the Victoria Acclimatisation Society released 24 rabbits for hunting, to help settlers feel more at home. read more

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