John MacKenzie chats with Jemma Probert, owner of Kerry D Fishing Charters in Karumba,

Nov 23, 2023, 03:03 AM

John MacKenzie chats with Jemma Probert, owner of Kerry D Fishing Charters in Karumba, about a "plague of rats" that have recently invaded the Gulf-based town.

Footage and pictures of thousands of rats have flooded social media with many washing up dead along the shorelines.

Jemma Probert explains her firsthand encounters as she has to fight off rats from climbing into her boat on a daily basis.

Experts are saying that a record wet season, coupled with an abundance of vegetation to feed upon, has led to the plague of long-haired rats.