Rabbit Plague Looms Amid Calls for New Biocontrols

Rabbit Plague Looms Amid Calls for New Biocontrols
Most rabbits build their nests out in the open, sometimes in the middle of the lawn. FullframeFactory/Shutterstock
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Although a far cry from the estimated 10 billion rabbits that infested Australia a century ago, some 200 million currently inhabit the continent, and their numbers are again threatening to explode.

It’s been almost a decade since the CSIRO’s last rabbit biocontrol virus release and environmental groups say it’s time to fund a new one, which would require at least $15 million across five years.