WELLINGTON, New Zealand --Three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard a flock of sheep and surfing to safety on their woolly backs.Ferg Horne, 64 ...

According to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), rabbits cost an average of $50m New Zealand dollars (U$36m; £18.7m) in lost production and more than NZ$25m in pest control each year.

Rabbit Skins Trade. Skip to content Skip to site index ... NEW-ZEALAND RABBIT SKINS.; INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT A TRADE WHICH HAS INCREASED WONDERFULLY. Share full article. June 16, 1882.