
%0 Journal Article
%A Mutze, GJ 
%T Long-term effects of warren ripping for rabbit control in semi-arid South Australia.
%J The Rangeland Journal
%D 1991/08/01
%V 13
%N 2
%P 96-106
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ9910096
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/RJ9910096 
%X Warren ripping and poisoning were used to control rabbits on the flood-out plain of a major creek system on Manunda Station, a sheep-grazing property near Yunta in semi-arid South Australia. Rabbit numbers were initially reduced by >99 per cent, as indicated by the number of active entrances remaining in rabbit warrens. After nearly 10 years without follow-up control work, ripped warrens had only two per cent of the pre-control number of active entrances. Poisoning effectively reduced rabbit numbers in the short-term, but had no long-term effect on the number of active entrances, either in ripped or unripped warrens. Perennial shrubs regenerated on and around ripped warrens. Warren ripping on this part of Manunda is a cost-effective management option. 
