Darling Downs Moreton Rabbit Board

21/08/2026

20/08/2026

11/08/2026

Rabbits are environmental disruptors in Australia and a threat to the survival of 41 native vertebrate species, including glossy black-cockatoos. In science week we acknowledge the researchers helping understand and manage such relationships.

11/08/2026

07/08/2026

👀 Council is urging residents and landholders to regularly check their properties for rabbit hiding spots in a bid to reduce rabbit numbers.

Removing areas that offer the destructive pest safe shelter and the chance to breed, and regularly rotating stockpiles, are the easiest ways to help minimise rabbit populations. ✅

Common areas that provide ideal harbour for rabbits if not regularly maintained include 👇

🐇 Timber and vegetation stockpiles
🐇 Undisturbed hay storage areas
🐇 Fallen trees and debris
🐇 Under shipping containers

👉 Help protect the Lockyer Valley by reporting rabbit sightings to the Darling Downs Moreton Rabbit Board https://www.ddmrb.org.au

04/08/2026

🐇 Feral rabbits might look harmless, but their impact is anything but.

They damage native vegetation, degrade soils through burrowing and grazing, and cost Australian agriculture millions of dollars each year.

Effective, coordinated management is essential to protect our environment, farms and communities.

🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/fGIqPBU

📫 Stay up to date with the latest research, tools and resources: https://loom.ly/2rPGkCM

27/07/2026

Fantastic news!

🔊ANNOUNCING!
CISS is proud, alongside the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, CSIRO, state and territory governments and Meat & Livestock Australia, to lead a new $4 million national partnership to future-proof rabbit biocontrol in Australia, backed by $2.6 million in Australian Government investment.

🐇Feral rabbits are one of Australia's most destructive invasive species, costing the economy around $200 million in agricultural losses every year, threatening over 320 native species and ecological communities and destroying areas of cultural significance. While rabbit biocontrol has been one of the country’s great conservation success stories, its effectiveness fades over time as rabbits develop a resistance.

Phase 1 of this new program will focus on identifying the next generation of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV)🦠 variants and progressing the approvals needed before any future release, laying the groundwork for a second phase to come.

This initiative represents scientific innovation and cross-sector collaboration at its best. We’re proud to be working with governments, world-class scientists and industry to stay ahead of the problem.
Centre for Invasive Species Solutions

17/07/2026

Rabbits might look cute, and harmless but they've become the single greatest cause of species decline in Australia. 🐇

Their insatiable appetites have made them a threat to more than 300 nationally listed threatened species. Australian plants simply didn't evolve to cope with such intense browsing, leaving native ecosystems stripped of the food and shelter that wildlife depends on.

Rabbits also compete directly with native animals like bilbies and rock-wallabies, while providing a reliable food source for feral cats and foxes, increasing the pressure on already threatened species.

Australia has led the world in developing biological controls to manage rabbits, but as they evolve resistance, scientists must keep innovating to stay ahead.

Protecting Australia's wildlife means tackling one of its most destructive invaders.

Does this surprise you? Let us know in the comments if you've noticed more rabbits in your local area. 👇

Image credit: Alyx Dellamonica, Mick Williams