Thursday, February 25, 2021

UK Rabbit and Red Fox Decline


The culprit: Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (types 1 and 2) and Myxomatosis.
Of the nine mammals for which trends can be produced from BBS counts, three have increased significantly in the UK as a whole since 1995: Grey Squirrel (14%), Roe Deer (86%) and Reeves' Muntjac (172%).
Two mammals have declined significantly: Rabbit (64%) and Red Fox (44%). For more information on Rabbit and Brown Hare trends, please see pages 30-31 of the 2019 BBS Report.
What’s this have to do with the US?

Simple: Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease has now appeared in the US.

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