Fruit tree netting that can entangle flying foxes and birds is now banned in Canberra backyards, with residents facing fines of up to $800 if caught continually using it. The ACT government introduced ...
WILDLIFE authorities have issued a stern warning to the community following six reports of flying foxes being entangled in illegal residential fruit netting on the Mornington Peninsula this year. The ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Animal rescuers have urged the public to stop using wide-holed nets on fruit trees because they are killing and maiming native bats.
Waking up to find your beloved apricot tree pillaged during the night can leave a sour taste in your mouth. . . but before you go ahead and buy some fruit tree netting, here's something you might want ...
To help protect local wildlife, new netting regulations have been introduced by Agriculture Victoria, effective from 1 September 2021. If you use netting to protect household fruit trees, vegetable ...
Victorian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act beefed up to protect wildlife from fruit tree netting
Victorian household fruit growers will need to update netting or face penalties over $3,000 under new laws Wildlife Victoria want commercial growers to abide by the same requirements The Wildlife Act ...
Single-row netting started off as hail protection. Then sun protection. One manufacturer now has a cherry weave for rain protection. But organic orchardists in the Northwest are now hanging ...
You’ve planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder. And just like that, a ...
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