Where in Australia do feral rabbits live?

Answer 1

"Bunny" is a nick-name for "rabbit."

Wild rabbits are a pest animal in Australia. They breed like crazy and eat like crazy, causing damage to crops as well as wild plants. Rabbits were introduced to Australia from Europe in the 19th century. I don't think there are any rabbit species native to Australia.

Many methods of controlling rabbits have been employed in Australia, most famously (or infamously, because it was a spectacular failure), the rabbit-proof fence of 1907. More recently, biological methods have been used whereby diseases like Myxomatosis and RHD are released into the rabbit populations; this method has met with more success than more conventional controls.

Rabbits are also kept as pets in Australia, as they are in many parts of the world.

Answer 2

Rabbits were brought to Australia on the First Fleet but, for whatever reason, they did not breed prolifically or cause any problems for the first few years of the colony's settlement. There is absence of any evidence that they were either eaten or hunted for sport in the Sydney area. Rabbits were popular as pets and for sport around Sydney in the 1840s, but again, there is no evidence that their population proliferated. It is believed that the carnivorous marsupials of the mainland, such as quolls, were able to keep rabbit numbers down.

Rabbits were also introduced into the Tasmanian colony where, by 1827, they were noted to be in their thousands.

A farmer named Thomas Austin who had a property in Winchelsea, Victoria, is credited with introducing rabbits into Australia, leading to their current plague proportions. Austin was a member of the Acclimatisation Society, a group which believed in introducing exotic species into new locations around the world. In October 1859, Austin imported 21 European rabbits for hunting, releasing them on Christmas Day that year. Within a short period of time, it became evident that Victoria provided the ideal climate for the rabbits to breed and become a national pest. Rabbits have since spread throughout Australia, and are now in plague proportions.

Answer 3

Wild everywhere, Pets Queensland few only law breakers though they are against the law 1.because the have to many babies 2. they spread disease and are pets 3. Owners happily abandon their rabbits 4. Because of myxomatosis disease was made for them as well . I hate myxomatosis. your allowed them everywhere expect to be not allowed in NA and QLD.

Answer 4

Yes. Rabbits have, unfortunately, adapted to all conditions in Australia. They are certainly found in the outback, where they have reached plague proportions and done untold damage to the environment.

Answer 5

Just about everywhere. No mater where you go in the Australian Outback and not so out back you will see them.

Answer 6

New Jersey and in brisbane ande qld and nsw and tas and India and prefer desert nahh they prefer life bahahaha