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Category: Rabbits

Mapping of Rabbit Warrens

Lance Williamson 10 January 2013 10 January 2014News, Rabbits

Since 2008 volunteers of the Friends of Mount Majura, the Mount Ainslie Weeders, the Watson Woodland Working Group and the wider public assisted Parks and Conservation Service with the control of rabbits in the Mt Ainslie and Mt Majura nature reserves. For three years in a row volunteers recorded rabbit…

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Rabbit mapping on Mt Ainslie & Mt Majura 2011-12

Waltraud Pix 30 May 2012 14 January 2014Projects, Rabbits

From October 2011 to March 2012 volunteers of the Friends of Mount Majura, the Mount Ainslie Weeders and the Watson Woodland Working Group joined forces with members of the wider public to map rabbit warrens in the Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie nature reserves.

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Learn about Rabbit Mapping (08/11/2011) – new date

louisa 28 October 2011 17 December 2013Events, Projects, Rabbits

When : Thursday November 10th from 6-7pm Where : Entrance to the Nature Park at the end of Phillip Avenue. Plenty of parking available off Kellaway Street.  Here is a map of parking and entrances. Meet the local ranger and hear about the project Learn how to identify active warrens…

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FoMM submission: Managing Rabbits in Canberra Nature Park (08.04.2011)

Waltraud Pix 8 April 2011 4 January 2014Rabbits, Reports & Submissions

The Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, Dr Maxine Cooper, is undertaking an investigation into the Canberra Nature Park (nature reserves). The Commissioner released expert reports on a number of issues and invited public comment on these reports.   Managing Rabbits in Canberra Nature Park by Dr Kent Williams (pdf,…

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Update on the 2010 Majura / Ainslie Rabbit Control Program

Waltraud Pix 6 June 2010 23 January 2014Rabbits

Rabbits are an environmental pest. Their grazing destroys vegetation and habitat and their warrens and digging cause soil erosion. In 2008/09 and 2009/10 Parks, Conservation and Lands with the help of volunteers carried out a rabbit control program on the Mount Majura, the Mount Ainslie Nature Reserves, the Watson Woodland…

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Mapping of Rabbit Warrens 2009-10

Waltraud Pix 28 November 2009 27 April 2010Events, Projects, Rabbits

Project Information Session Thursday, 12 November 2009, 6.00 to 7.00pm Meet at Philip Avenue nature park entrance gate in Hackett, car parking at Kellaway Street Wear sturdy shoes and bring something to write. Hear about the project, Learn to identify active warrens, Register for a free GPS training session, and…

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Mapping Rabbit Warrens – Documents for Volunteers

Waltraud Pix 13 November 2009 4 January 2014Projects, Rabbits

The following documents are prepared for volunteers who participate in the mapping of rabbit warrens. Risk Assessment – how to work safely in the field Line of contact to be followed if there is an emergency or something untoward happens during the mapping.  For a medical emergency, Triple 000.  Then…

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Report Rabbit Warren Mapping 2008-09

Waltraud Pix 5 October 2009 14 January 2014Rabbits, Reports & Submissions

Report Rabbit Warren Mapping 2008-09 (pdf) RABBIT WARREN MAPPING – A JOINT PROJECT It’s 7am on a surprisingly chilly morning in late Summer. We’re up on the shoulder of Mount Ainslie, armed with a precious GPS unit, orange tape, folder, thermos (old softies, we are) and ready for a long…

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Rabbits: Australia’s Ecological Blind Spot (28 May 2009)

Waltraud Pix 25 April 2009 14 January 2014Events, Rabbits, Walks and talks

Talk by Dr. Brian Cooke Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), University of Canberra Thursday 28 May 2009, 7.30pm ACT Sports House, 100 Maitland Street, Hackett Download this poster for distribution Enquiries: Ph 6247 7515 or e-mail admin@majura.org The Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) had a huge impact on one of…

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Rabbit Management in the Hackett Area

Waltraud Pix 12 March 2009 14 January 2014Projects, Rabbits

Hackett residents will almost certainly have noticed an alarming increase in rabbits in the area over the last few years. Unfortunately this is not just a local problem with rabbit populations all over Australia increasing as the pests build up resistance to rabbit calici disease and myxomatosis. Rabbit calici disease…

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