The National Capital Authority will start culling rabbits next week in the National Triangle where significant rabbit numbers and associated damage has been identified. 

The NCA says the program, which will run until August, will be focused in Kings Park, the Acton Peninsula, the Parliamentary Zone and Commonwealth Park, where rabbits are a declared pest under the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005. 

The authority says program will also improve safety for pedestrians and road users by removing burrows that can be a fall risk for walkers and reduce the risk of motorists swerving or breaking to avoid rabbits. 

The program will be carried out by qualified and certified contractors experienced with rabbit control in publicly accessible urban areas, and include fumigation, controlled shooting using thermal imaging and the  destruction of warrens. 

Active measures will be undertaken overnight when the areas are not generally in use by the public. Treatment areas will not be formally closed; however, signage will be on display to inform the  community that rabbit control measures are underway.