1080 Rabbit Control

Sunday 22 December 2024 to Sunday 11 May 2025

Overview

Using a series of rare images this exhibition explores the environmental impact of the European Rabbit as an introduced species into the Australian landscape. By the 1950s Rabbits had reached plaque…

Using a series of rare images this exhibition explores the environmental impact of the European Rabbit as an introduced species into the Australian landscape. By the 1950s Rabbits had reached plaque proportions across Australia, and attempts to control the rabbit problem, included experiments conducted by the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board with the poison 1080.

This From the Vault exhibition has been supported by funding from Create NSW