75 years of Alberta’s mission to keep rats at bay Posted on May 20, 2025 Twice a year, a patrol team scrutinizes barns, straw bales and grain storage bins along a 600-kilometre stretch of the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. They’re looking for rats, continuing a 75-year mission to stop the rodents from making themselves at home in the province. … Read More from 75 years of Alberta’s mission to keep rats at bay
NYC’s rat czar hits the streets to rally residents in ‘war’ on rodents Posted on May 20, 2025 (May 20, 2025) Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared he had won the “War on Rats” after no evidence of vermin was found at a Brooklyn row house, but can the rest be said the same for the rest of the Big Apple? … Read More from NYC’s rat czar hits the streets to rally residents in ‘war’ on rodents
How urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate Posted on May 14, 2025 Rats are well known for carrying diseases. And as they migrate in cities, they spread bacteria that could be life-threatening to humans, according to a six-year study co-authored by Nate Stone, a Ph.D. student turned research scientist at NAU’s Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, and Dave Wagner, PMI’s executive director. The pair worked on the research alongside colleagues … Read More from How urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate
