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SYDNEY — After one of its worst wildfire seasons and a global pandemic, Australia is now facing its latest end-of-days challenge: a “monumental” plague of mice. Millions of rodents are running amok in ...

Every morning before work for the last several months, Kodi Brady’s morning ritual has involved scooping up dead mice on his farm in Coonabarabran, Australia as shown in graphic footage which will ...

A plague of mice in New South Wales, Australia has given rise to a bumper crop of sex-crazed snakes. Now, flooding in the region has forced the snakes to higher ground where they will be more likely ...

Mice are plaguing Australia, from rural farms in New South Wales to cities like Sydney. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sybilla Gross, a... After Years Of Drought, Australia Faces A New Natural ...

Ecologists in Australia set traps in trees and caught dozens of “unexpected” creatures, revealing a new type of behavior, an organization said. Photo from Georgina Anderson / Australian Wildlife ...

A tiny native mouse that lives in one of Australia's harshest environments will have to dig deep to survive predicted ...

As manager at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary in Australia, Daniel Burton is routinely on patrol within the nearly 20,000 acre property. In May 2022, Burton was on patrol when a mysterious mouse-like ...

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