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Written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love and released in May 1964 as the lead single from the Beach Boys 6th studio album, the song " I Get Around" became their first #1 Billboard Hot 100 on July 4, 1964. In 2017, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In 1859, an English settler named Thomas Austin released just 24 wild rabbits on his estate in Australia for sport hunting. With few natural predators and ideal conditions, the population exploded. Within about 70 years, rabbit numbers had reached an estimated 10 billion, making them one of the country’s most destructive invasive species.
In 1859, English settler Thomas Austin released European rabbits on his estate at Barwon Park in Victoria, Australia, hoping to recreate the sport hunting he had enjoyed in England. Instead, the decision sparked one of the most devastating ecological disasters in Australian history.
Australia had no native rabbit population, and the environment proved ideal for the animals. Mild winters allowed them to breed for much of the year, while expanding farmland provided abundant food and open habitat. With few effective natural predators, their numbers exploded.
By the 1920s, the rabbit population was estimated to have reached 10 billion. They stripped vegetation, accelerated soil erosion, devastated crops, and competed with native wildlife for food and habitat. Over the years, authorities tried fencing, trapping, poisoning, shooting, and biological control programs, but rabbits remain a major invasive species.
It remains one of history’s clearest examples of how a single human decision, made for recreation, can transform an entire ecosystem.
A 2022 genetic study confirmed that Australia’s widespread rabbit population can be traced largely to Austin’s 1859 release, showing that this single introduction played a central role in the invasion.
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I affirm. 🍀