Rabbits on the Edge: The Belonging of Pests in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Rabbits are invasive pests that are assumed not to belong in Australian national parks and the story is no different for Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Yet what if we think differently about this invasive pest? Instead, we might see their ability to adapt and thrive in new environments as a continuation of natural processes and something that is made possible by the actions of people.

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Sarah Bell, University of Newcastle, Australia

Sarah is a more-than-human geographer whose research looks at the entangled relations between people and the environment. In particular, her research examines how ideas of belonging, nativeness and naturalness are negotiated by more-than-human agents in national parks, and the role of park management in these spaces.

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2018-03-28

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