FIFTH STOP: AUSTRALIA

Fourth Test
The Rabbit problem in Australia:

Rabbits are not native to Australia. They were introduced into this country by European settlers over 120 years ago. There they have fewer diseases or predators than where they came from.  So their numbers increased dramatically and they spread across most of the land, digging burrows and making the soil bare by eating the vegetation.


Rabbits eat pasture that could be eaten by sheep, cattle or native animals. Rabbits cause considerable damage to the natural environment. Many species of unique Australian mammals have become extinct since introduction of the rabbit. Rabbits have certainly contributed to the demise of these native Australian animals.

By: Ascen Serván