Sales of netting to protect fruit crops from extreme weather have increased in the past five years as researchers warn heatwaves will continue to impact agriculture.

FLYING foxes are getting snagged in alarming numbers on fruit tree netting on the northern beaches, according to the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Information Service (WIRES). Robyn Hargrave at ...

Q: What sort of netting can I use on a cherry tree that will prevent birds from eating the cherries, and also doesn't snag birds? Also, will ground squirrels chew up the netting? A: Your concerns ...

Council has expressed concern about the number of endangered bats needing care as Geelong flying foxes contend with a number of challenges. Here’s how you can help. Council says there has been a ...

When Alan the grey-headed flying fox should have been escaping Canberra's winter by heading for a warmer coastal area, an injury held him back. Wildlife carers realised he had a cyst on his wing which ...

Here is a simple way to protect fruit on your backyard fruit trees from animals like birds and possums - perhaps even squirrels but we don't get them here so I can't say definitively although I do ...