New mouse outbreak fears grow in Queensland

Sally Gall
September 18 2021 - 8:00pm
Mouse plagues like this one on the Darling Downs could be on the cards without quick action this spring. Photo - Grant Singleton, CSIRO.
Mouse plagues like this one on the Darling Downs could be on the cards without quick action this spring. Photo - Grant Singleton, CSIRO.

Monitor closely and act quickly - that's the message for farmers from authorities warning that the classic crash normally associated with the end of mouse outbreaks hasn't happened.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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