Pat Taggart - Rabbits in the Upper Hunter

In inland Australia, rabbits have taken a severe toll on native wildlife since they were  introduced in 1859. They may be small, but today rabbits are a key threat to many other of Australia’s at-risk plants and animals — more than twice the number of species threatened by cats or foxes.

But today, rabbits are commonly ignored or underestimated, and aren’t given appropriate attention in conservation compared to introduced predators like cats and foxes. This needs to change according to Pat Taggart from UNSW.