Publication Date
1969
DPIRD Collections
Biosecurity, pests, weeds and diseases
Publisher
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Abstract
There is evidence of rabbits arriving in Australia as far back as 1788, and it is well known that others were liberated on islands around the coast, including some off the coast of Western Australia. However, they remained localised and it is now generally accepted that the rabbits which did spread originated from a small shipment of the wild type brought on the Clipper “Lightning” in 1859. They were released on “Barwon Park”, the property of Thomas Austin, near Geelong in Victoria, and within three years, had reached pest proportions
Number of Pages
62
Keywords
Western Australia, Barrier fence, Rabbits, Vermin
Disciplines
Environmental Monitoring | Other Animal Sciences
Recommended Citation
Crawford, J S.
(1969), History of the state vermin barrier fences, formerly known as rabbit proof fences. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/reports/14
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