IndiaAIFounders — Rabbits are the biggest threat to Australia’s native species. Why are their numbers booming again?

Rabbits are the biggest threat to Australia’s native species. Why are their numbers booming again?

September 13, 2026 at 03:00 PM

Scientists say good rainfall and growing resistance to viruses are to blame for increasing rabbit populations around the country

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Jojo the rabbit-detecting dog is working eight days on, two days off, running up to 20 kilometres a day chasing rabbits in the south-west of Bon Bon Reserve in South Australia’s arid centre.

“She’s being kept very busy,” says Dr Pat Taggart, an ecologist with Bush Heritage Australia, a conservation body that owns the former sheep property.

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