When the levee breaks: burrows from mouse plague cause trouble for flood-hit NSW farmers
Written by Natasha May from the Guardian
Floods across eastern Australia have reduced mouse numbers but the recent plague left some properties exposed to inundation
As flood waters move through New South Wales, farmers are finding their levees have been compromised by holes and burrows left by mice at the height of the mouse plague.
Richard Heath, the executive director of the Australian Farm Institute, said the tunnels and nests created by mice are particularly problematic during wet weather.
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Written by Natasha May from the Guardian
Floods across eastern Australia have reduced mouse numbers but the recent plague left some properties exposed to inundation
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As flood waters move through New South Wales, farmers are finding their levees have been compromised by holes and burrows left by mice at the height of the mouse plague.
Richard Heath, the executive director of the Australian Farm Institute, said the tunnels and nests created by mice are particularly problematic during wet weather.
Continue reading...
Since you’re here …
… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too.
If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. Support the Guardian – it only takes a minute. Thank you.