Invasive Creatures Poem by Francis Duggan

Myxomatosis and clavixal virus they have managed to survive
And they multiply quickly thanks to their sexual drive
Farmers and gardeners to make them extinct their best do try
But that rabbits are Nature's great survivors one cannot deny
One reason for their survival is obviously clear
One female rabbit can give birth to forty young a year
The word extinction to them will never apply
When their numbers are depleted by myxomatosis and poisoning and shooting they are quick to multiply
Every year damage by rabbits to rural communities come at a huge cost
And to infestation of rabbits and rodents so much they have lost
Rabbits cause more damage to their crops in general than rats do and mice
In a time of Climate Change invasive species to farmers and gardeners come at a huge price
They are Nature's survivors of them one can say
Rabbits are creatures one does see every day.