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Ludlow urging residents to practice better hygiene after seeing uptick in rodents

Ludlow is urging residents to emphasize their hygiene habits after noticing an increase in rodents throughout the town. “Rodents in general have a lot of diseases so people really need to be careful if they see a rodent,” said Health Director Paulina Matusik. “If they see an animal. It’s also rabi season, so just being educated and aware …

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Pest control experts detail epic wave of vole problems from Saratoga Springs to Draper

At a time of year when spiders, wasps, moths and other creepy crawlies are overwhelming properties and sneaking their way uninvited into houses, some pest control guys had a different answer Wednesday for what the biggest pest problem is right now: voles. “The ecosystem has just said, ‘Hey, this year, we give you voles,’” quipped …

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Conservationists celebrate return of rare seabird decades after its disappearance: ‘It was so thrilling to discover these’

Off the coast of Chile, a Peruvian diving petrel — a rare seabird known to locals as a “yunco” — has been spotted for the first time in decades, Earth.com reported. Island Conservation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on restoring island ecosystems and preventing the extinction of vulnerable species, has been leading efforts for several years …

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