In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit.

在澳大利亚移民初期，一些有创业精神的移民不明智地把欧洲兔子引进了澳大利亚。

During the initial outbreak, as planned, tens, perhaps hundreds, of millions of European rabbits died.

在最初爆发期间，按计划，数千万甚至数亿欧洲兔子死亡。

And in Australia, European rabbits eat so many plants that they wipe out the food supply for themselves and other herbivores.

在澳大利亚， 欧洲兔子吃掉了如此多的植物，以至于它们为自己和其他食草动物消灭了食物供应。

At the time, Australia was overrun by the European rabbit— an invasive species— so, in an attempt to control the population, scientists released a virus called myxoma, which had been previously shown to be almost 100% lethal to European rabbits.

当时，澳大利亚被入侵物种欧洲兔占领， 因此，为了控制种群数量，科学家释放了一种名为粘液瘤的病毒， 此前已证明该病毒对欧洲兔几乎 100% 致死。