Vast tracts of land in Australia's New South Wales state are being threatened by a mouse plague that the state government describes as "absolutely unprecedented." Bruce Barnes said he is taking a gamble by planting crops on his family farm near the central New South Wales town of Bogan Gate. The worst comes after dark, when millions of mice that had been hiding and dormant during the day become active. Patches of road are dotted with squashed mice from the previous night, but birds soon take the carcasses away. He travels across the state holding community meetings, sometimes twice a day, to discuss the mice problem.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2021 23:15 UTC