rabbits

ferrete

rabbits used to be pletyful and widespread in don eal i was wondering if there are many in inishowen and where about they are

danniemcq

They all got a ferry to Tory. Honestly there is thousands out there and there weird thing is every few years there seems to be an outbreak of myxomatosis which kills a huge percentage (90%+) it just doesn't seem to make a difference.

I know that if a rabbit isn't affected the first time they are immune and that immunity is passed on to its offspring so that would give a smaller number killed but why is there so many affected and killed the next time there is a wave of it? They must be coming in from a further (a)field.

I'd say a combination of myxomatosis and redevelopment of rural areas has taken it's toll on the population. but mainly myxomatosis. It's what they purposely released in Australia to try and kill them off as they are such a pest (all because an English landlord wanted to hunt them but wasn’t the greatest shot so some escaped and bred like well rabbits).

The things I’ve learnt reading Bill Bryson books!

foxshooter243

This disease first spotted here in 1995 is whats knocked the rabbits from making a comeback after myxymatosis;

http://wildlife1.wildlifeinformation.org/S/00dis/viral/Rabbit_haemorraghic_disease.htm#CountriesInfAgDiseaseReport

Harps

danniemcq wrote: »

They all got a ferry to Tory. Honestly there is thousands out there and there weird thing is every few years there seems to be an outbreak of myxomatosis which kills a huge percentage (90%+) it just doesn't seem to make a difference.

I know that if a rabbit isn't affected the first time they are immune and that immunity is passed on to its offspring so that would give a smaller number killed but why is there so many affected and killed the next time there is a wave of it? They must be coming in from a further (a)field.

I'd say a combination of myxomatosis and redevelopment of rural areas has taken it's toll on the population. but mainly myxomatosis. It's what they purposely released in Australia to try and kill them off as they are such a pest (all because an English landlord wanted to hunt them but wasn’t the greatest shot so some escaped and bred like well rabbits).

The things I’ve learnt reading Bill Bryson books!

Plenty on Arranmore as well, theyre literally everywhere around dusk. Rarely see any anywhere else although the area around Finner Camp always seems to be infested with them whenever I pass

Fracture

boing boing boing boing!

danniemcq

Fracture wrote: »

boing boing boing boing!

The noise Fractures bed never makes...

ferrete

so i take it no 1 can tell me then????

mrmac

I was up around the coast, from Buncrana Castle to Fort Dunree to Mamore Gap, two months ago, and spotted loads of them! I think the main breeding season is January to June, so they may be getting harder to spot now. Best time seems to be at dawn.

tbh, I've seen them throughout Donegal, I don't think, or wasn't aware, that they are rare.

danniemcq

mrmac wrote: »

wasn't aware, that they are rare.

depends how the restaurant serves them

PattheMetaller

Surely with your user name you'd have no problem hunting a rabbit down? :D

mrmac

danniemcq wrote: »

depends how the restaurant serves them

Eh, shouldn't you be working???

danniemcq

mrmac wrote: »

Eh, shouldn't you be working???

Well I am at work... if that counts. You guys are all helping me figure out if, iserror and or functions for a spreadsheet i'm working on right?