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In the 1950s, British farmers began taking a serious look at the damage to their crops caused by rabbits. The Pests Act of 1954 paved the way for Rabbit Clearance Societies, which provided teams of experts that came onto agricultural lands to kill overabundant rabbit populations.

1. Watership Down: Introduction
2. Watership Down: Summary
3. Watership Down: Richard Adams Biography
4. Watership Down: Themes
5. Watership Down: Style
6. Watership Down: Historical Context
7. Watership Down: Critical Overview
8. Watership Down: Character Analysis
   1. Bigwig
   2. Fiver
   3. Other Characters
9. Watership Down: Essays and Criticism
   1. Themes of the Hero's Journey
   2. Old Worlds and New: Anti-Feminism in Watership Down
   3. Letter from England: Great Leaping Lapins!
10. Watership Down: Topics for Further Study
11. Watership Down: Media Adaptations
12. Watership Down: What Do I Read Next?
13. Watership Down: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. Watership Down: Pictures
15. Copyright