Rabbits

__**1859 - The Introduction Of Rabbits**__ In 1859 one of the greatest environmental mistakes in Australian history was made. The introduction of Rabbits to Australia. A man named Thomas Austin imported 12 rabbits for hunting purposes at his Barwon park property near Winchelsea and then released them into his property. At the time he stated that “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home,” Within ten years rabbits had spread so far and wide over the country that over two million rabbits could have been shot and would make no noticeable effect on the rabbit population in Australia.