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Australia's Rabbit-proof Fence

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Controversial Status of the Rabbit Fence

Every year the fence is, has about 30 to 35 kilometers that need replacing. New sections have steel posts and more modern prefabricated knitting. Right now, there's a similarly controversial attempt to introduce diseases into rabbit populations to try to curb their spread. But that is one of things that's being done in an attempt to keep their rabbit population from completely overrunning the rest of Australia.

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