It’s estimated somewhere around 200 million wild rabbits are hopping around Australia, and they’re causing a lot of damage. Their huge numbers and large appetites are hurting both the native ...

With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose ...

Why Rabbit Hunting Is the Most Fun You Can Have Outdoors in Winter. Jump-shooting cottontails with classic upland guns is about as good a time as you can have in the outdoors.

Back in 1859, a mere 24 European breeding rabbits, scientific name Oryctolagus cuniculus, disembarked from England, brought over by Thomas Austin, who enjoyed hunting parties on his Victoria estate.

The number of wild rabbits in Australia peaked at 10bn in 1920, when the creatures had spread to 70 per cent of Australia’s landmass, some 5.3mn sq km.