Increasing complaints of monkeys becoming a menace in Arakkonam town, especially around the railway station bazaar area, prompted the Forest Department to set up large cages at three identified locations to trap them. Officials of the Forest Department said that in the recent weeks, complaints of monkeys entering residential localities, grabbing things and damaging property were reported at various places …
A burst of extreme heat has put authorities on high alert along large stretches of Australia's eastern coastlines, with firefighters working to contain blazes from Queensland to Tasmania. "It's September we're already experiencing four days in a row are temperatures above 30 degrees with high winds," he said. Fire crews are confident of containing a blaze north of Coles Bay …
A National Parks and Wildlife Service supervisor has told a coronial inquest into the Black Summer bushfires he raised concerns about changing weather conditions and spotting in the hours before a back-burn in the Blue Mountains broke containment lines. Key points: The NSW coroner is examining a back-burning operation conducted while the Gospers Mountain fire raged An air attack supervisor …
An American aerial firefighter giving evidence at a coronial inquest into the deaths of his colleagues said he felt pressured by the NSW Rural Fire Service to continue flying during the Black Summer bushfires. Key points: Shawn Duggan said he did not know other aircraft were grounded due to the conditions He considered it a critical error that neither he, …
