Australia's 'cannibal' mouse infestation could be followed by a snake plague

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Looks like Burger King took down their original AD - It was hilarious followed by Cannibal mice infiltration.

I should have screen captured it.

Look like the news channel is trying to F%#K with that link as it don't work properly now - LOL

Granted not hilarious for our Aussie Mates.
 
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Makes me wonder why you do not have Weasels, Farrets or Mink in your country - Enough Tasmanian Devils might FIX that Mouse infestation ;o)

Foxes love Mice as well - a last they are all Chicken Coupe menaces !
 
Laverda SF said:
Makes me wonder why you do not have Weasels, Farrets or Mink in your country - Enough Tasmanian Devils might FIX that Mouse infestation ;o)

Foxes love Mice as well - a last they are all Chicken Coupe menaces !
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We already have foxes in Australia. They're a feral pest, as are feral cats. We don't need more feral animals like weasels or minks FFS.

Tasmanian devils wouldn't do much to get rid of the mice. They are carnivores, but their feeding style is more scavenger than predator. I doubt that they could move fast enough to catch a mouse.

We've had mouse plagues before. They tend to die down naturally in mid-winter (July - August in Australia) when the weather gets colder and they run out of food. The cannibalism we're seeing now is a sign that their food sources are already getting scarce. The mouse population will probably crash back to normal* levels in a month or two.

* Mice are another introduced pest from the Northern Hemisphere. You could argue that the normal population for the species in Australia is zero.
 
Dellortoman: Interesting: It appears when you have a big grain crop the Mouse Manifestation appears and you have nothing to combat the Mouse except for Cats and Foxes. You must have a lot a Fat Lazy Cats and Foxes now ;o)
 
In the South Island of NZ, we get periodic rat population booms. It usually coincides with the Beech "mast" which is when there's an unusually good year for the Beech trees seeding. They see the extra food and the population explodes.
Very low numbers so far this winter. It's been a couple of years since the last "mast" so this spring could be a big one.
And like the aussie mice, there's next to no predators for them. When the food runs out, they die out.
 
GregT: We have a lot of Beech trees here on the the North Shore of Lake Huron. Magnificat tree - Other then Maple probably the best firewood compared to Birch. We also have Ash - Probably the Best firewood.

You can pick the Best Mushrooms in an Ash forest.

I have to thank you Guys for teaching me what it's like to live down under - Trust you a learning a bit about where I live.
 
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