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National Spot a Rabbit CampaignLast modified: May 13, 2009 - 11:12 AM
Residents are being encouraged to join a national challenge to record data about rabbits, from at least 5000 sites across Australia. May is RabbitScan month, and individuals and groups in the area can help scientists map rabbit populations by scanning their local area for rabbits and signs of their damage, and adding that to a Google Map. Scientists will then use the RabbitScan information to help determine future control options. Log on to the RabbitScan website and you’ll receive a guide on how to find and map local rabbit threats, using Google Maps technology. You can also report rabbit sightings via SMS. Send a text message with your name, phone number, location, date and number of rabbits seen to 0421 690 892. Rabbits are a menace to the agricultural industry as they eat crop pasture and spread weeds. They are estimated to cause $200 million damage to agriculture each year. They are also a great environmental concern because as few as four rabbits per hectare can stop regeneration of native plants. They even destroy vegetation in urban and coastal areas. The RabbitScan Month Challenge is an initiative of the Rabbit Management Advisory Group and the Invasive Animals Co-operative Research Centre (CRC). To find out how to participate or for more information log onto the Rabbitscan website Contact details
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