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A comprehensive understanding of rabbit behaviour and effective rabbit management is crucial for achieving sustained reduction in rabbit populations across our landscape over the long term.
Rabbits don’t stop at property boundaries, making it impossible to address the problem individually. To restore degraded landscapes, safeguard cultural heritage, and maintain primary production, collective efforts are essential. Feel free to explore the resources on rabbit management and community-led approaches.
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Rabbit History & Impacts
Meet the Ferals – Rabbits
Have you ever wondered about the history of feral rabbits in Australia? How and why rabbits were introduced to Australia?
What are the impacts of Rabbits in Australia?
What are the impacts of Rabbits in Australia? A new report, ‘Fighting plagues and predators: Australia’s path to a pest
Rabbit Planning & Assessment
Access the VRAN Mentors
Are you struggling to manage rabbits on your property, in your community or workplace?
Map rabbits on your smart phone
RabbitScan is a free resource for landholders, Landcare groups, community groups, local Councils, professional pest controllers and biosecurity groups. Anyone
Pest Smart Guide – How to rapidly assess a rabbit problem and take action
Not sure if its kangaroos, wombats or rabbits impacting the landscape? Here's some simple visual assessments you can do when
Rabbit Control Cycle
Understand when to start your control and how to use the seasons and rabbit activity to your advantage.
Virtual Extension Officer
Explore the Virtual Extension Officer, a new interactive tool designed to help you manage 3 of Victoria’s worst invasive species
Working with contractors for effective rabbit control
You can employ an individual or a business to undertake or support you with rabbit control on your property. Having
Rabbit Management
The rabbit recipe
The VRAN team explain the key steps in an effective rabbit control program in this short video.
Best Practice Rabbit Management, Step 1 – Baiting
Rabbit baiting is the first step in an integrated rabbit management program and is a useful knock- down technique to
Best Practice Rabbit Management, Step 2 – Ripping
The second step in a best practice rabbit management program after baiting, is ripping.
Best Practice Rabbit Management, Step 3 – Fumigation
The third step in best practice rabbit management is fumigation.
Best Practice Rabbit Control Document
Best Practice Rabbit Management (BPRM) uses integrated and proven methods that are applied in the correct sequence in the right
Working with contractors for effective rabbit control
You can employ an individual or a business to undertake or support you with rabbit control on your property. Having
Pest Smart Guide – How to rapidly assess a rabbit problem and take action
Not sure if its kangaroos, wombats or rabbits impacting the landscape? Here's some simple visual assessments you can do when
Agriculture Victoria rabbit control video series
Are you looking for new information on best practice management advice for pest animals? Agriculture Victoria have produced a new
Virtual Extension Officer
Explore the Virtual Extension Officer, a new interactive tool designed to help you manage 3 of Victoria’s worst invasive species
Rabbit Control Evaluation & Monitoring
Detector Dogs
Detection dogs have long been used to locate drugs, explosives and other illegal materials for the purposes of quarantine and
Pestsmart – Evaluate and modify your rabbit management plan
Pestsmart – How to report rabbit disease and dead rabbits
VRAN Bootcamps
Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Dave at VRAN Leadership Course 2023
2023 VRAN Leadership Course Video – Phillip Island
Wangaratta Bootcamp 2021
Ned’s Corner Bootcamp 2019 video
Euroa Bootcamp 2018 video
Rabbit Control Success Stories
Leveraging VRAN Bootcamp Learnings
Aaron Stephens, Invasive Species Coordinator, enhances his expertise in rabbit control programs after attending the 2022 VRAN Bootcamp.
Bringing Back the Bush
We are incredibly proud of the work our Community Action Grant recipients are doing across Victoria to raise awareness of
Building on a lifetime of rabbit knowledge
A land manager’s perspective on collaborative learning and rabbit action.
Changing the approach to peri-urban rabbits
A local government perspective on collaborative learning and rabbit action.
Chasing the Last Rabbit
For many land managers the prospect of being ‘rabbit free’ may seem unachievable. But for Jonathon Ricciardello and his team
Chef to Environmental Warrior
Former chef, Aris Sertarides, undertook a course in land management a few years ago, and discovered that his real passion
Connecting government with communities to build capacity
A government agency perspective on collaborative learning and rabbit action.
Reclaiming the rabbit problem with communities
Leaders from community and government speak on how why community led action is so crucial for rabbit management.
VRAN Reports
2022/2023 Progress Report
Current VRAN Strategy Report
Journal Articles, Case Studies & Reports
Community-led approaches can lead to better outcomes for management of European Rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus and other invasive species
In our journal paper featured in ‘The Victorian Naturalist’ we briefly report on the history and problem of Rabbits and
Political economics, collective action and wicked socio-ecological problems: A practice story from the field
A journal paper discussing the wicked problem of rabbits, community engagement and the emergence of the Victorian Rabbit Action Network.
Rabbit Management in Culturally Sensitive Areas
Acknowledging that delivering rabbit control in Aboriginal sensitive landscapes can be a challenge for land managers and community, the Victorian
Reclaiming the rabbit problem with Australia’s communities
A short booklet of testimonies and perspectives from participants involved in VRAN.
Victorian Rabbit Management Collaboration Initiative
A full report on the development of VRAN.
VRAN Formative Evaluation, 2014-16: Summary Report
An evaluation of the key outcomes and impacts of VRAN, 2014-2016.
VRAN Impact Analysis
An evaluation of VRAN’s social, environmental and economic impacts, 2013-2017.
Victorian Community Pest Management Groups
Victorian Blackberry Taskforce
Controlling blackberry is a long-term project and generally cannot be achieved by one-off strategies, particularly for larger infestations.
Victorian Gorse Taskforce
Gorse is one of Australia’s worst weeds. It infests valuable pastural land and significantly reduces land values. It’s a haven
Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party
A highly invasive tussock forming grass that is capable of growing in a range of climates and soil types.
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