Mouse Plague Hits as Thousands of Mice Seen Swarming Through Farms

Farmers in Australia are battling a severe mouse infestation that is damaging crops and threatening the country's $3 billion grain export industry. Large numbers of mice are swarming farms in Western and Southern Australia, forcing farmers to either shoot the animals or burn damaged crops. The infestation is considered a plague, with reports of 3,000 to 4,000 mice per hectare, a significant increase from the normal population of 800 to 1,000 mice per hectare.