Combing Rat Tracks and the Threat of Leptospirosis in Indonesia Earth Journalism Network January 7, 2025 When flooding began in Demak Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia in early February 2024, the reach of its human and material toll could hardly be anticipated. River waters overran their embankments, submerging 1,350 homes, displacing 20,000 people, affecting close to 85,000, and killing three people—two children and an elderly woman. … Read More from Combing Rat Tracks and the Threat of Leptospirosis in Indonesia Read Article
Rat sightings treble in Scotland’s biggest city – and rodents ‘are getting bolder’ Yahoo! News December 28, 2024 Glasgow City Council has received almost 10,000 reports of rats this year with almost a fifth of the rodents being spotted inside flats and houses. The number of sightings is three times higher than 2014 but, according to GMB Scotland, one of the biggest unions in Scotland’s public service, only confirms what Glaswegians are seeing every day. … Read More from Rat sightings treble in Scotland’s biggest city – and rodents ‘are getting bolder’ Read Article
‘Shocking:’ These squirrels are hunting and eating other rodents Popular Science December 18, 2024 California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) might look like your run of the mill bushy-tailed rodent. But these squirrels are anything but ordinary. For the first time, they have been observed hunting, killing, and eating other animals–tiny rodents called California voles. … Read More from ‘Shocking:’ These squirrels are hunting and eating other rodents Read Article
