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Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board Fence
The Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board fence is a pest-exclusion fence constructed between 1893 and 1997 to keep rabbits out of farming areas in Queensland, Australia. It is managed by the Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board. History In 1893, a rabbit-proof fence was commenced in Queensland. It was progressively extended through the years. In 1997, a final segment was built connecting it to the Dingo Fence. It extends from Mount Gipps, Queensland, Mount Gipps (near Rathdowney, Queensland, Rathdowney) to Goombi between Chinchilla, Queensland, Chinchilla and Miles, Queensland, Miles. , the fence was being actively patrolled and upgraded along approximately of the border with New South Wales, extending from the Lamington Plateau near the eastern coast inland to Cottonvale. As of 2021, the fence has been expanded to 555km of rabbit-proof fence running from Mt Gipps to Goombi. The board has eight local councils Western Downs Region, Toowoomba Region, Southern Downs Region, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbit Fence Near Dalveen, Queensland
Rabbits are small mammals in the family (biology), family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order (biology), order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated form of livestock, and a pet, having a widespread effect on Ecology, ecologies and cultures. The most widespread rabbit Genus, genera are ''Oryctolagus'' and ''Sylvilagus''. The former, ''Oryctolagus'', includes the European rabbit, ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'', which is the ancestor of the hundreds of List of rabbit breeds, breeds of domestic rabbit and has been introduced on every continent except Antarctica. The latter, ''Sylvilagus'', includes over 13 wild rabbit species, among them the cottontail rabbit, cottontails and tapetis. Wild rabbits not included in ''Oryctolagus'' and ''Sylvilagus'' include several species of limited Species distribution, distribution, including the pygmy rabbit, volcano rabbit, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
