Poisonous bait used in an effort to eradicate a mouse plague affecting parts of southeast Australia may be harming other native species, including galahs, piegones and fish, it has been claimed. Thousands of farmers in parts of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria states are dealing with a rodent infestation that has ravaged crops, gnawed […]
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Australia mouse plague: Rodent poison kills flock of galahs and other native species
Australia Unveils Weapons Of Mouse Destruction To Tackle Rodent ‘Plague’
The Australian state of New South Wales will spend $38.5 million to send a plague of mice eating their way across farms and invading homes “into oblivion,” a move hailed by farmers and rural residents who say they’re at their wits end with a growing tide of rodents. Farmers and residents in rural communities for […]
Pest controller indicted for leaving rodent poison in kindergarten yard
A dangerous mishap was narrowly averted at a kindergarten in central Israel after two toddlers managed to open an old baby formula container and touch the rodent poison that an unlicensed pest controller had left next to puppets in a corner of the yard serving as a theater. Seeing what they were doing, the kindergarten […]
Shymaa’s story from GAZA – “We Are the Ones”
Shymaa, a little 4 yr old girl who laid in a comma in a GAZA hospital, during the summer of 2014. She would recover to find her entire family was murdered during an Israeli bombing. Her story sparked the 2 Unite All benefit album with 30 world famed musicians like Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters, Stewart […]
Russia mediates ceasefire in Syria’s Quneitra province
The Russian military said that a ceasefire has been agreed between the government and a militant group in Syria’s western Quneitra province, which includes the Israel-occupied Golan Heights. A ceasefire has been agreed between the government and a militant group in Syria’s western Quneitra province, which includes the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, the Russian military […]
Trump Releases Healthcare Plan
Since March of 2010, the American people have had to suffer under the incredible economic burden of the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare. This legislation, passed by totally partisan votes in the House and Senate and signed into law by the most divisive and partisan President in American history, has tragically but predictably resulted in runaway costs, […]
Gene Patents Probably Dead Worldwide Following Australian Court Decision
Gene Patents Probably Dead Worldwide Following Australian Court Decision October 9th, 2015 Via: Ars Technica: Australia’s highest court has ruled unanimously that a version of a gene that is linked to an increased risk for breast cancer cannot be patented. The case was brought […]