Article 6GKGH ‘Alive with rats’: north Queensland town of Karumba overrun by plague of swimming rodents

‘Alive with rats’: north Queensland town of Karumba overrun by plague of swimming rodents

by
Eden Gillespie and Andrew Messenger
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GKGH)

A sea of rats has been washing up dead on the beach, with others scurrying across boat ramps into garden sheds and homes

The north Queensland town of Karumba is home to saltwater crocs, brolgas and black swans and, more recently, hundreds of swimming rats.

A sea of rodents has been washing up dead on the beach in recent days, with others scurrying across the boat ramps into garden sheds and homes.

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