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Information on Rabbits

Rabbits are a common and often popular sight around both urban and rural areas, however rabbits can quickly become a burden to domestic and commercial properties.

The wild rabbit is easily identified by its greyish brown fur, fluffy white tail and long ears. Rabbits breed all year round and can have up to 6 litters of kits a year! It is for this reason that they can quickly populate an area and cause significant damage. Although rabbits are heavily predated by foxes, birds of prey, stoats, weasels and badgers, their population keeps growing.

In rural areas rabbits can cause a significant amount of damage to arable crops, game cover crops, woodland due to their feeding and burrowing behaviours. Burrowing also causes problems for livery yards, riding schools and livestock pens, as their burrows can cause broken limbs and could potentially be fatal for some animals. All of these factors can be very stressful, costly and even upsetting to rural properties and industries.

In urban areas rabbits can cause significant damage to gardens, bowling greens, golf courses and sports fields. This is due to their burrowing behaviour once again, in some cases this behaviour can damage structural integrity and could even cause the collapse of earth.

When rabbit populations rise too high for the lands carrying capacity, diseases like myxomatosis will ultimately decimate the majority of the rabbit population in that area, which in the case of myxomatosis can be a prolonged, suffering before succumbing to death.

Do you have a rabbit problem?

If you feel you have a rabbit problem, please read the following carefully:

  • NEVER approach any rabbits that you think may be diseased, without obtaining professional advice
  • Try to log dates, times and damage to your ground
  • NEVER handle any rabbit carcasses without the appropriate PPE/RPE
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Urban Jungle appreciates the rabbit populations across London, Kent and Sussex and as a result, our technicians are dedicated to maintaining a healthy population on your domestic, commercial or agricultural premises. A controlled management plan will be implemented with consideration of both your needs and the rabbit welfare over a sustained period. Our technicians are highly trained and have over 10 years experience in the management of rabbits, as a result we have a plethora of management techniques both traditional and modern to call upon to suit all needs and budgets.

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