‘Everyone’s on edge about it’: rabbit numbers on Phillip Island reach ‘plague proportions’

<p>Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/14/sign-up-for-rural-network-guardian-australia-email-newsletter-about-regional-affairs?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter</a></p></li></ul><p>Every morning, Peter Bradley and his wife, Vicki, walk around their house to assess the latest damage from rabbits trying to burrow underneath the foundations.</p><p>“Everyone’s on edge about it,” the Bass Coast resident says.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/09/rabbit-numbers-phillip-island-reach-plague-proportions">Continue reading...</a>