Rabbit population swells over 200 million causing chaos for farmers | ABC NEWS

Farmers and councils are calling for more action to control the rising rabbit population as it destroys crops and farmlands. It’s believed the population has risen past 200 million as resistance to the calicivirus grows. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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