A lot of rabbits captured the approaches to the Australian parliament in Canberra, in connection with which the authorities decided to shoot some of them. The invasion of animals is inconvenient for local residents and officials, ABC TV reported.
The National Capital Administration (NCA) has already interviewed a number of local residents, and many of them have complained about the damage caused by the rabbits. They threaten the existence of birds and insects, as they actively eat plants, and this leads to soil erosion.
The Australian authorities have already tried to combat the growth of the animal population, but these measures are not always effective. The current invasion is associated with the abundance of food in the Canberra area. Soon, some of the rabbits in front of the parliament will be shot. Initially, the NCA wanted to use poisons, but this could harm other animals, such as birds of prey.
This is not the first time that rabbits have been destroyed in Australia, which have become a real disaster for the local ecosystem. In 2007, rabbits in Canberra were tried to fight the rabbit virus, but their population was not reduced.
