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 ...

It's important to welcome wildlife into our gardens and we can play a key role in creating habitats for all sorts of animals in an urban environment. Sharing some of your fruit and veggie crops ...

Backyard gardeners could face fines of almost $2,500 if they are not careful when covering their fruit trees with nets. In an Australian-first, the Victorian Government wants to legislate the colour ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Hundreds of grey-headed flying foxes are being caught and killed in unsecured fruit tree netting - conservationists are pleading for change. Wildlife ARC carer Kelly Hunt said the organisation has ...