In 1859, a wealthy landowner in Whichelsea, Victoria, released 24 rabbits on his land for shooting, and unintentionally infested the continent with a rabbit population that peaked at 10 billion. On this episode, we're talking bunnies: their homes, diets, families, and the incredible amount of damage they can do to an ecosystem.
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Sources for this episode include:
"How 24 British rabbits took over Australia", H. Chen for CNN, 2022
"Defining Moments: Rabbits introduced", National Museum Australia, n.d. "How Two Dozen Rabbits Started an Ecological Invasion in Australia", W. Sullivan for Smithsonian Magazine, 2022
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