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 ...

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 ...

Here is a simple way to protect fruit on your backyard fruit trees from animals like birds and possums - perhaps even ...

HUNDREDS of flying foxes, bats and birds are perishing in the southeast every year because growers are using the wrong fruit tree netting. Black Rock rescuer Bev Brown said she got calls every day to ...

Mr Meddick and volunteers will distribute flyers into mailboxes in Geelong and other areas of Western Victoria over the rest of summer about the urgency to help fruit-eating native wildlife. With ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bats are becoming unwitting victims of backyards as fruit tree netting ensnares and injures an increasing number of the species. Wahroonga Sydney Wildlife volunteer Sarah Curran has been busy rescuing ...

There was no fruit fly to be found in Broken Hill 20 years ago, but now gardeners are facing an uphill battle trying to rid ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Julie Malherbe received a call in the dead of night about a fruit bat crying in agony. The young critter was beaten out of a fruit tree, ...