Feral Rabbits

Rabbits are a containment control pest animal in the Marlborough District Council’s Regional Pest Management Strategy.

Occupiers are required to maintain rabbit populations on their property at or below the maximum allowable level on the Modified McLean Scale, as defined in the Strategy.

Council Biosecurity staff carry out annual Population Monitoring Data monitoring on 12 established night count routes throughout Marlborough. This data is updated annually with some of the data running back to 1989 when the first night counts were established.

	A guide to rabbit control in Marlborough (189 Kb)
	Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in Marlborough (130 Kb)
	Controlling Rabbits with fumigation (424 Kb) source: Otago Regional Council
	User Guideline For Rabbit Control With Pindone Pellets In Marlborough (70 Kb)

Feral Rabbit Newsletter

A biannual newsletter (April and August) has commenced circulation to those within historically rabbit-prone areas of Marlborough. The newsletter contains the latest information relating to rabbit control, current population trends (April 2011 issue), results of RHD immunity testing (August 2011 issue) and general information to assist landholders in the battle against the resurgent rabbit.

Previous Issues

	The Marlborough Rabbit - Issue 3 April 2012 (665 Kb)
	The Marlborough Rabbit - Issue 2 August 2011 (581 Kb)
	The Marlborough Rabbit - Issue 1 April 2011 (178 Kb)