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    The relentless rabbit

    Sep 13, 2022 4 minutes

    Ever since 24 wild English rabbits were let loose in Victoria in 1859 and became a country-wide plague, we’ve had a love/hate relationship with bunnies. Loved by hunters, despised by pastoralists and environmentalists, one thing is for sure: the rabbit is here to stay.

    THE rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a tough little critter that fights well above its weight. Don’t be fooled by its diminutive size of between 36 and 48cm and weight of around a couple of kilos. It has fought off everything we have thrown at it.

    Millions of rounds of shotgun and .22 rimfire ammunition, not forgetting other calibres, have been expended in the vain attempt to lower their numbers. We have held rabbit drives,

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