Mallee Bounceback Restoring our semi-arid woodlands in north-west Victoria.

The Mallee Bounceback project is part of the Weeds and Pests on Public Land program. The Mallee Bounceback rabbit control project has been running for over 15 years which aims to restore the semi-arid woodlands in the Mallee, in north-west Victoria. Rabbits cause harm to our native plants and animals by over-grazing, preventing the regeneration of native shrubs and trees, spreading invasive weeds, and they sustain high numbers of introduced predators. This project has maintained low rabbit densities well below the set target of 1 or less rabbit per kilometre across 80% of survey sites. From yearly vegetation monitoring, the project has found increases in ground-based plant richness and density, and some regeneration of key canopy species such as the Slender Cypress-pine. The project is led by Parks Victoria with rabbit control being delivered across more than 100,000 hectares.