Rabbits are one of Australia’s major agricultural and environmental animal pests, costing the country between up to $1B annually. They compete with native animals, destroy the landscape and are a primary cause of soil erosion by preventing regeneration of native vegetation.
Rabbit are a category 3, 4, 5 and 6 restricted invasive animal under the Biosecurity Act 2014 meaing they must not be moved, kept, fed, given away, sold or released into the environment.