What country built a 1,000 mile fence to prevent the spread of rabbits? (it didn't work)
Rabbit-proof fence (including all three fences) stretched . The cost to build the fences at the time was about £167 per mile ($250/km). When it was completed in 1907, the No. 1 Fence was the longest unbroken fence in the world. It has been claimed that the fence is visible from space; however, similar claims about the larger Great Wall of China have been debunked by NASA. Rabbits were introduced to Australia by the First Fleet in 1788 and they became a problem when Thomas Austin released 24 wild rabbits for hunting purposes in October 1859, saying that "the introduction of a
Steel fence post Steel fence post A steel fence post, also called (depending on design or country) a T-post, a Y-post, or variants on star post, is a type of fence post or picket. They are made of steel and are sometimes manufactured using durable rail steel. They can be used to support various types of wire or wire mesh. The end view of the post creates an obvious T, Y or other shape. The posts are driven into the ground with a manual or pneumatic post pounder. All along the post, along the spine, there are studs or nubs that prevent the