First Generation of Problems Caused by Rabbits in Australia By: Valencia, Hanna, Gabby, Erielle.
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First Generation of Problems Caused by Rabbits in AustraliaBy: Valencia, Hanna, Gabby, Erielle
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Introduction to Rabbits
The Invasion of rabbits introduced to Australia by hunters during British colonial rule in 1859
It ended as growing numbers of the animals died from a disease known as calcivirus
Many areas were devastated by the eating and burrowing habits of rabbits
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What is Calcivirius?
Highly contagious, kills rabbits within four days by causing massive internal bleeding
The virus was detected in 1984
It swept through Europe’s rabbits population prompting scientists to harness it for pest control purposes
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On Oct. 9th in the first officially controlled release, 20 rabbits inoculated (treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease) with virus was turned loose
Rabbits outnumbered people in Australia by more than 10 to one
Government officials say the virus will be progressively released in the next two years at 280 sites throughout Australia
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Already 50 million rabbits are estimated to have died from calicvirus, which spread quickly across about one quarter of the
country
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Four and a half years ago Australia inaugurated a method of killing off rabbits, which had become a formidable pestThe disease killed off so many rabbits that sheep, which could not find grass enough in denuded pastures, began to flourish again, so that wool production has increased by about 70,000,000 pounds, worth about $54,000,000.
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Ecology Video: Australian Rabbits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgPhn4tYxJQ