Tooth and Nail: The story of the rabbit in Australia

Discover the captivating narrative of "Tooth and Nail: The story of the rabbit in Australia", a profound exploration of the ecological impact caused by the introduction of rabbits in 1788. This compelling history, penned by an expert author, takes you through a rollercoaster of events as rabbits rapidly spread across Australia, dramatically altering its landscapes and ecosystems. In this beautifully crafted paperback edition, you'll delve into detailed accounts of human responses to this invasive species. From the ingenious and sometimes bizarre attempts to reduce rabbit populations using poisoning techniques and explosives to the fascinating experiments by Louis Pasteur, this book chronicles a unique saga of survival and ecological upheaval.

Tooth and Nail is not just a historical recount but an indispensable resource for understanding how a single introduced species reshaped the social, political, and cultural fabric of Australia. With 272 pages filled with surprising facts and entertaining storytelling, this book is perfect for history enthusiasts and anyone intrigued by Australia's natural history. Embrace the opportunity to learn how battles against rabbits, including the effects of myxomatosis and rabbit hemorrhagic disease, unfolded over decades. Order your copy today and explore the rabbit's paradoxical role as a survivor and destroyer. Don't miss the chance to own this enlightening volume that illustrates the consequences of ecological imbalance in a fascinating way.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781921656385
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2010
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Pages: 272


Description:
When the First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove in 1788, its cargo included a small number of rabbits. A hundred years later rabbits had colonised vast areas of the continent, bringing irreversible change to the country's ecology. Tooth and Nail is a beautifully written and wonderfully entertaining history about human reactions to the rabbit. A survivor of drought, fire, flood, diseases, predators and poisons, this small and rather attractive creature has irrevocably transformed our environment and influenced social, political and cultural life in this country. Coman describes everything from nineteenth-century poisoning techniques to destroying rabbit warrens with explosives, from the many weird theories circulating as to how to destroy the rabbit to Louis Pasteur's attempts to infect Australian rabbits with chicken cholera. He tells the story of a Geelong grazier who was one of the first to bring rabbits to Australia. And the book charts the extraordinary postwar story of the battle against the rabbit, including the unprecedented impact of myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease. Tooth and Nail is an indispensable history of how Europeans, through the introduction of a single species, changed Australia forever.

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