An exciting new program to reduce the impacts of rabbits on Phillip Island has begun this year.
With foxes eradicated and long-term feral cat program established, rabbits are the next feral animal in the crosshairs. Landcare, landholders, community groups, Phillip Island Nature Parks, and Bass Coast Shire Council will be Teaming Up to Tackle Rabbits. Furthermore, with three years of funding secured to bolster our efforts, long term effective rabbit control on Phillip Island becomes an attainable goal. Targeted and comprehensive rabbit control will take place in and around Summerland Peninsula, Observation Point and Fisher’s Wetland, which support significant populations of indigenous flora and fauna.
Supporting this targeted control will be an initiative to engage community members by offering tailored rabbit control and education to promote the benefits of effective broadscale rabbit control. Field days will be held to demonstrate best practice rabbit control techniques in conjunction with the use of digital platform monitoring tools such as the Rabbit Scan app. Subsidies for control will also be offered.
The Teaming Up to Tackle Rabbits project will address large-scale environmental and agricultural damage caused by rabbits on Phillip Island. This will greatly benefit threatened flora and fauna species, revegetation programs, and reduce the damage to infrastructure caused by rabbits.
Events will be advertised on our News and Events page, through our Enews (sign up below) and Phillip Island community group email lists.
For further information or to register your interest in participating, please contact our Invasive Species Officer at
aaron.stephens@basscoastlandcare.org.au or fill in the contact form below.
With foxes eradicated and long-term feral cat program established, rabbits are the next feral animal in the crosshairs. Landcare, landholders, community groups, Phillip Island Nature Parks, and Bass Coast Shire Council will be Teaming Up to Tackle Rabbits. Furthermore, with three years of funding secured to bolster our efforts, long term effective rabbit control on Phillip Island becomes an attainable goal. Targeted and comprehensive rabbit control will take place in and around Summerland Peninsula, Observation Point and Fisher’s Wetland, which support significant populations of indigenous flora and fauna.
Supporting this targeted control will be an initiative to engage community members by offering tailored rabbit control and education to promote the benefits of effective broadscale rabbit control. Field days will be held to demonstrate best practice rabbit control techniques in conjunction with the use of digital platform monitoring tools such as the Rabbit Scan app. Subsidies for control will also be offered.
The Teaming Up to Tackle Rabbits project will address large-scale environmental and agricultural damage caused by rabbits on Phillip Island. This will greatly benefit threatened flora and fauna species, revegetation programs, and reduce the damage to infrastructure caused by rabbits.
Events will be advertised on our News and Events page, through our Enews (sign up below) and Phillip Island community group email lists.
For further information or to register your interest in participating, please contact our Invasive Species Officer at
aaron.stephens@basscoastlandcare.org.au or fill in the contact form below.
