Comment by ggm

I was disappointed by the partial/early release of RHDV1 back in the 1990s in Australia. Quite apart from being terrible biosecurity (that somehow it got released from secure facilities before time) I belive it kind-of backfired, establishing partial immunity in the wild before the official release. Maybe the news of the time sensationalised it, but it felt like a mis-managed situation. I hope this RHDV2 release goes well. (I know rabbit owners, I realize how stressful and upsetting this story may be, but feral rabbits are huge problem)