Australia's Mouse Crisis Hits Farmers Hard
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- Published
- May 30, 2026
- Duration
- 1:33
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- Last updated
- May 31, 2026
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Australia’s farmers are battling a catastrophic mouse plague that’s devouring crops, invading homes, and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars—compounded by soaring fuel and fertilizer prices. With mice feasting on last year’s surplus grain and summer rains fueling fresh growth, the situation has reached “absolute mouse heaven,” as one farmer put it. T…
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Australia’s farmers are battling a catastrophic mouse plague that’s devouring crops, invading homes, and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars—compounded by soaring fuel and fertilizer prices. With mice feasting on last year’s surplus grain and summer rains fueling fresh growth, the situation has reached “absolute mouse heaven,” as one farmer put it. The psychological toll is crushing: constant sounds and smells, sleepless nights, and a relentless invasion far worse than the 2021 outbreak. Sc
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