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In 1810 Captain Fredrik Hasselborogh a Captain of a sealing ship the perseverance first sighted the island during a sealing trip to antarctic. The island was named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie
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There was a shortage of food because the ships that brought food were not returning so the gangs had to start eating the wildlife. So now the gangs had to release rabbits, cats , mice etc.
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Around the 1870s pests such as mice, rats, cats and rabbits were put into the wild to breed because this was a potential food source for the sealers.
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The Tasmanian Government made hunting seals illegal
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A virus called the myxoma virus the virus was inside pellets and was dropped all over the island
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The remaining rabbits started to increase more and started to rip up vegetation and habitats of the native creatures to the island.
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The baiting plan has succeeded to kill the rats,mice,and most of the rabbits. To get rid of the rest of the rabbits a dog hunting campaign is underway.
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Douglas Mawson went back to Macquarie island and commented on the rabbits as there were to many. He stopped the sealers from killing the seals an penguins and started to kill the rabbits.