ネズミ大量発生で住民悲鳴 豪北部沿岸

Residents scream after rat infestation on northern coast of Australia

Residents scream after rat infestation on northern coast of Australia
オーストラリア北部沿岸の町に、大量発生したネズミが押し寄せ、住民が悲鳴を上げています

A town on Australia’s northern coast is infested with rats, causing residents to scream.

A town on Australia’s northern coast is infested with rats, causing residents to scream.
浜辺にはネズミの死骸が打ち上げられ、異臭を放っているということです

Dead rats are washed up on the beach, giving off a strange odor.

Dead rats are washed up on the beach, giving off a strange odor.
大量はっせいしたのは、豪原産のケナガクマネズミ

The woolly black rat, which is native to Australia, was in large numbers.

The woolly black rat, which is native to Australia, was in large numbers.
餌を求めて数百キロの距離を移動し、徐々に海に近づいていました

They traveled hundreds of kilometers in search of food, gradually approaching the ocean.

They traveled hundreds of kilometers in search of food, gradually approaching the ocean.
そして今、ネズミたちはクイーンズランド州沿岸部の町カルンバとノーマントンに到達しました

And now the rats have reached the Queensland coastal towns of Karumba and Normanton.

And now the rats have reached the Queensland coastal towns of Karumba and Normanton.
オーストラリアの内陸部ではここ数年干ばつが続いていますが、まとまった雨が降ると作物の育成が加速します

Australia’s inland areas have been experiencing drought for the past few years, but heavy rains will accelerate crop growth.

Australia’s inland areas have been experiencing drought for the past few years, but heavy rains will accelerate crop growth.
これにより、バッタやネズミなどの害虫・害獣の繁殖が活発になります

This increases the breeding of pests and vermin such as grasshoppers and rats.

This increases the breeding of pests and vermin such as grasshoppers and rats.
クイーンズランド州では今後も雨が続くとみられており、ネズミもさらに増えるおそれがあります

Rain is expected to continue in Queensland, which could lead to more rat numbers.

Rain is expected to continue in Queensland, which could lead to more rat numbers.