PHOTO: Approximate location of current mouse abundance (Oct 2025) SOURCE: CSIRO
Mice hotspots are being monitored in regional Australia, and although Coonamble is not a current concern, farmers and all residents are urged to do their part to prevent an outbreak.
After only three years of recovery from the 2021 mouse plague which overran parts of the country and cost an estimated $600 million, the rodents are on the rise again.
According to the Mice Alert report by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) with support from the . . .
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