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TexasBushwhacker

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2. I do hope it works, but they have to be careful

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:48 PM

Jun 2023

Those billions of mammals they are killing are mostly rats and mice. You have to be very careful about reducing predator populations.

Rabbits were introduced in Australia in the 1700s to be bred for food and of course, some were released to the wild. With few natural predators, their population went from a few hundred to over 200 Million now. They're considered such a pest that when Volkswagen came out with the Rabbit, they called it the Golf in Australia. Calling it a Rabbit would have been like calling an American car the "Cockroach".

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wow! fingers crossed hat this works out here. niyad Jun 2023 #1

I do hope it works, but they have to be careful TexasBushwhacker Jun 2023 #2

wow Tracyjo Jun 2023 #3