New calicivirus strain expected to wipe out nearly 40 per cent of ACT wild rabbits

By Georgina Connery
Updated April 6 2017 - 9:43am, first published March 1 2017 - 10:41am
Bye bye bunny: introduction of a new calicivirus aims to target wild rabbit population growth cause by resistance to previous virus strains.  Photo: Melissa Adams
Bye bye bunny: introduction of a new calicivirus aims to target wild rabbit population growth cause by resistance to previous virus strains. Photo: Melissa Adams

ACT Parks and Conservation will introduce a new strain of calicivirus next week and expects to wipe out 20 to 40 per cent of wild rabbit population.

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