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The article suggests that stoats were brought over to try to control the rabbit population. A real forehead-slapper...
by sk5t 12y ago
The article suggests that stoats were brought over to try to control the rabbit population. A real forehead-slapper...
- EdwardDiego 12y agoWell, mustelids worked well for rabbits in England. And to be fair, ferrets (they introduced stoats, weasels and ferrets) do spend most of their time in the grasslands preying on rabbits. It's the stoats and weasels that really devastate the birds. The 1080 drops for rodents works on well on mustelids too, as they tend to eat the dead bodies, and 1080 bioaccumulates. But yeah, in hindsight, thanks guys. But at least they didn't get around to introducing dingoes from Australia to control the possums as proposed.
- vince_refiti 12y agoTheir neighbours the Australians brought in the cane toad (Rhinella marina) to control the cane beetle.
- phillc73 12y agoRabbits, foxes, water buffalo, camels..... the list is quite long, take your pick: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive-species/feral-animals-australia http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive-species/...
- vacri 12y agoI've never been able to find the footage again, but it was quite something - arid scrubland in the foreground, rabbit-proof fence across the middle, and orange sand from there to the horizon. On the other side of the fence was a boiling mass of furry bodies; rabbits trying to get into the scrub.