Are there any laws against rabbit hunting in Australia?
I live in Australia, on a farm (130acres hobby farm). Rabbits are a mammalian plague and government tries to fight them. There aren't any penalties for rabbit hunting. On the contrary, rabbit hunting is encouraged and there are penalties for keeping rabbits. And now, the government is going to change the laws and force the farmers (and anybody who owns land) to prove that they are fighting the creatures (I am not sure if all states are effected by this law). If the farmers can't prove that they do something to destroy the rabbits, then they will have to pay penalties. We don't know exactly how government wants to enforce this, and how we should prove that we do something about the animals, we just got the letters couple of months ago. More instructions should follow. Until now the councils had a couple of people who were going to the farms and teaching people how to put poison into the animals burrows (good luck in trying to find rabbit hole in (sometimes hundreds of) acres of bush)...So, to answer your question, no there aren't any laws in Australia against rabbit hunting. You are more than welcome to shoot them. I have hundreds of them on my farm – much more rabbits than kangaroos, though the group of kangaroos isn't small either, about 60 at the moment (the shooter decimated them a bit couple of months ago; by the way, as far as I know there are laws in regarding to kangaroo shooting).
Rabbits were introduced into Australia more than 100 years ago, and their populations have increased greatly s?
1) the rabbits are successful at competing with native herbivores for food - this would certainly contribute to their success, a possibility... 3) there are few effective predators of rabbits native to Australia - if the range of predators and their overall impact is below a certain threshold, the population could increase significantly, a possibility... 4) there are few pathogens or parasites that affect rabbits in Australia - pathogens and parasites are a common population control, if there is a low incidence of each, this is another possibility 2) the rabbits have not been able to find a niche in this new habitat - not being able to establish a niche would mean the population never getting a foothold and would be doomed to failure. This cannot be true. --- Parker - a niche is how an animal goes about its daily life - how it eats, sleeps, drinks, shelters...makes a living. Being an invasive species is irrelevant to this point - it still has a niche. And if these rabbits have increased greatly in number, how can 4 possibly be the exception ?! A low incidence of pathogens and parasites could very well be a strong factor in their success to date !
What type of rabbit should a 4 H beginner get?
I'm in 4-h and i have been in it for 4 years. I would highly recommend getting a Mini Rex nice soft and small. ALWAYS start small dont get into bigger breeds like Flemish giant. My friend has a lot and they stink! Mini Rex is kinda common but it gives you competition and there one of the best breeds for a beginning 4-h'er to get! Good Luck!
What animal lives on all continents but australia?
This is a fairly poorly worded question for several reasons; dolphins and manatee's don't actually live "on" continents except in zoos. The siberian tiger is not native to Australia although can also be found in zoos. Humans made there way to Australia roughly 50,000 years ago based on limited archaeological evidence due to flooding in southern Asia. Cows are also not native to Australia but can be found there for obvious reasons. The rabbit is one of the biggest pest problems in Australia and can be found there. The porcupine is endemic(which means native) to Australia. The aardvark is native to large part of africa and no place else although I'm certain you could find one living in a zoo somewhere. Hedgehogs are also non-native to australia although I believe you could find one in a zoo somewhere as well. If I were you I would tell your teacher to word the question better because I believe you could find all of these animals present in Australia somewhere. The ones non-native to living "on" Australia are Cows in fact no bovidae(a scientific term for 140 animals) are native to australia. No tigers are native to australia, in fact a seperate genus evolved all together to fill the niche of cats in australia and aardvarks also do not exist there naturally. Dolphins are present in all oceans and manatees do not live on australia and are not native to the area. If you absolutely have to give an answer I would personally go with something non-native although you could argue most of those species are non-native but also present, depending on how far you go back in history. Hope this helps.
Would rabbit attract snakes?
If kept outdoors they would essentially be a captive meal for a larger snake and I would not expect them to last long in an area where snakes are common.