Rabbits @ UVic

Sure, they’re cute, but the rabbits on the UVic campus are wildlife, not pets. And just like other wildlife on campus, the rabbits should be left alone. Look, but please don’t feed, touch or harass them.

Although rabbits are part of UVic campus life, they are having an impact on human health and safety, and on plants and property. To help reduce this impact, the university is developing a long-term management plan for rabbits.

As part of this plan, UVic has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a pilot project to trap, sterilize and adopt a minimum of 150 rabbits in a set period of time from a designated area that includes the campus athletic fields.

UVic is willing to assist interested community groups and organizations to carry out this pilot project to test the feasibility of the approach and the capacity for adoptive homes in the community.

Links

• Rabbit management Q & As
• Rabbit facts

• UVic invites community to help reduce campus rabbit population: Media release
  Sept. 1, 2009
• UVic launches public awareness campaign on feral rabbits: Media release
  Sept. 5, 2008
• Feral rabbits at UVic: Backgrounder Sept. 5, 2008
• Download UVic rabbit posters

• Contact us