Mouse plagues in Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (379458)
Rockingham, Australia
May 8, 2026 8:17am CST
Australia is having a mouse plague in several country areas, one of which is Morawa in West Australia’s wheatbelt. The mice are out of control, over-running schools, houses, shops with dead and dying mice clearly visible on the roads. Nothing seems to be working in the control of the hordes and the local council is calling for government help in controlling the plague.
Morawa is home to one of 15 churches designed and/or built by Monsignor Hawes. Hawes had a huge diocese to minister and spent many hours on horseback travelling to visit his parishioners. His companion was a fox terrier called Dominie and the collage shows cutouts of Dominie along a heritage trail in the town. I’ve written about them both before.
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@GardenGerty (168891)
• United States
12h
That is so disturbing about the mouse plague. I hope they are not carrying hanta virus. At this house I do not have mice or rats, but we have lots of predatory birds--different kinds of hawks, plus it is not unusual to see snakes. They both control the mice.
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@Deepizzaguy (120998)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
35m
Sorry to learn that your nation is having to deal with a mouse plague.
@rebelann (117055)
• El Paso, Texas
12h
I have read that those fox terriers are fantastic at hunting for mice and rats, maybe they could get a pack of them to help control the problem.
If it happened here I'd recommend getting more owls and coyotes because mice and rats are what they live on.
@DaddyEvil (173671)
• United States
9h
Mice is one thing I don't miss about our last house! Every time somebody moved out of the other half of the duplex, mice started coming into our side looking for food. I'd set traps and catch three or four every couple of days. When we'd get roaches, I'd call an exterminator to have the whole place sprayed.
Thankfully, we don't have mice or roaches here. 
@Traceyjayne (10588)
• United Kingdom
8h
I would absolutely hate that ……I would be staying indoors with all windows and doors firmly closed, locked, bolted and covered ! I would be taking no chances !
@franxav (14540)
• India
12h
It was interesting to know about Mgr. Hawes and his companion. At the same time, it is shocking that a part of Australia is having mouse plague. I hope it doesn't get into humans.
@snowy22315 (207146)
• United States
14h
Did n'tAustralia poison a lot of feral cats? Serves them right..to have a mouse plague, poetic justice.
@marguicha (230277)
• Chile
14h
Mice can be terrible plagues. They reproduce with no control and I once saw on TV a plague so terrible that they ate everything alive. When they had nothing to eat they ate other mice and that was the only way it was controlled.
