Commercial pest control operators have raised serious concerns about the release of the new strain of the rabbit killing calicivirus. The virus, known as K5, is the latest biological weapon to control ...

A Christchurch pet owner is worried his rabbits were wiped out by a virus used for pest control following reports of other deaths across the country. SUPPLIED / The-Press A Christchurch rabbit family ...

Land Information New Zealand will release calicivirus K5 in some areas of the Residential Red Zone to manage a significant increase in rabbit numbers. “A survey in the spring by our bio-security ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Rabbit numbers are rebounding and the viruses we use to control them are losing effectiveness.

Pest numbers are booming and the annual cull has been called off, forcing one rural council to look at other ways to control the rabbit boom In New Zealand, Easter is usually a time for killing ...

A team of tamed ferrets has been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against Queenstown’s rampant rabbit population. The mustelids are part of an unusual pest control operation run ...