Attacked by dogs, victims of drought, devastated by a disease that is sexually transmitted in humans, Australia’s iconic koala bears are struggling to survive. But government authorities still have not granted the species official “endangered” status.
NSW farmers and rural residents have been battling a mouse plague for months
There are new reports of mice sightings in Sydney s west, with houses damaged
The government has secured a bulk supply of a mice poison to give to farmers
Animal rights group PETA and farmers said government should ve acted sooner
Scientists say the plague will peak over winter and that they can last two years
The devastating mouse plague ravaging inland parts of NSW will soon spread to Sydney, with rodents sightings recently reported in the city s western suburbs.