Rabbits Australia

Question 1

1830’s

Answer 1

Caged rabbits being kept in most places in hutches

Question 2

1840’s

Answer 2

Introduced to wild but failed except in Tasmania where they were a problem by 1860’s

Question 3

1859

Answer 3

24 wild rabbits introduced- 2 years later thousands were present and increasing due to more imports

Question 4

1970

Answer 4

Commercial trapping for skins, hats, tinned and frozen meats

Question 5

1880-1907

Answer 5

Rabbit fence built didn’t work though and took five years to build

Question 6

19th century

Answer 6

Infectious diseased became better understood and work was taking place to find a disease to control the rabbits. Field trials took place but were unsuccessful

Question 7

1950

Answer 7

Myxomatosis introduced to New South Wales looked as if it hadn’t worked the couple of months later rabbits started dying and inoculation of the rest of rabbits began

Question 8

Seasonal outbreaks in myxomatosis

Answer 8

Due to weather and breeding of mosquito vectors

Question 9

1991

Answer 9

RHD trials begun and insects got into the quarantine and spread it

Question 10

Success in Australia due to

Answer 10

Generalist, lack of predators, utilisation of wombat burrows, pre adapted to climate

Question 11

1787

Answer 11

5rabbits introduced in inventory of first fleet to America