From Rural Bulletin Public Attitudes to RCD 'Public Attitudes to Rabbit Caliciviris Disease in NZ' details a 1996 national study that looked at public perceptions and attitudes to rabbit calicivirus (RCD) - now called rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD). The researchers interviewed groups of people around NZ (comprising members of the public and selected interest groups), and conducted a national random survey of 600 people. The report looks at issues like: - perceptions of the rabbit problem; acceptability of control methods; and attitudes to and perceptions of control technologies and RCD.   A comparison of the current responses was made to an earlier survey done in 1994. Findings include: - perceptions have not changed much from the previous 1994 survey; most people held ambivalent views of rabbits: that they were a pest and a problem, but also `cute and furry' and an economic resource; public recognition of RCD was high, but little was actually known about it; RCD was received more favourably than was the poisoning of rabbits, but generally less favourably than shooting; and people were fairly evenly divided between those who gave unconditional support to introducing RCD, those who were unconditionally opposed, and those who held one view or the other, but with conditions.   Available ($20 including GST and packing and postage) from: Manaaki Whenua Press, PO Box 40, Lincoln 8152, tel (03) 325 6700, fax (03) 325 2127, email mwpress@landcare.cri.nz or their website at www.landcare.cri.nz/mwpress [Use Back Button to return to previous page]