A plague that won't end - a podcast by ABC Radio

Mice are still multiplying in their millions across eastern Australia.

Since September last year, the rodents have been devastating crops, drowning in swimming pools, and now their carcasses are even being coughed up by cod in inland rivers.

So what's driving the outbreak?

And with some drastic measures being considered, will anything bring the plague to an end?

Featured:

Phil Cleal, Forbes resident

Dr Peter Brown, senior research scientist, CSIRO

Anne Cullen, Coonamble farmer

Mick Harris, Narromine agronomist and fisherman

Stu Crawford, Narromine farmer

Additional reporting by Lucy Thackray, ABC Dubbo

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