Officials plan to literally “bomb” invasive mice that are eating seabirds alive Posted on June 16, 2025 Marion Island, a speck of volcanic rock about 1,243 miles southeast of Cape Town, hardly looks like the setting for a horror story. Yet on this windy, treeless outpost, an invasion of house mice is turning a haven for seabirds into a crime scene. … Read More from Officials plan to literally “bomb” invasive mice that are eating seabirds alive
Who needs the Pied Piper? Ottawa rat complaints are way down Posted on June 16, 2025 The City of Ottawa appears to be winning its war on rats. In 2024, Ottawans made 40 per cent fewer 311 calls about rats than in 2023, according to a memo to city council from Marilyn Journeaux, a director in the city’s infrastructure and water services department. … Read More from Who needs the Pied Piper? Ottawa rat complaints are way down
The bold mission to save Marion Island’s seabirds — and turn back the clock Posted on June 10, 2025 Anton Wolfaardt has mice on his mind: the South African scientist is leading a project to free Marion Island, 1,900km southeast of Cape Town, of the rodents. … Read More from The bold mission to save Marion Island’s seabirds — and turn back the clock