A collection of the latest rodent articles featuring island conservation, rodent control and human interest stories from around the world.
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. …
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Fifty years ago, the Galápagos giant tortoise was a fading legend. Today, the archipelago celebrates the return of nearly 9,500 slow-moving “ecological bulldozers,” proof that patient science, stubborn optimism, and a few famous reptiles can bend history back toward abundance. …
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During this webinar, sponsored by IFC, Pamela Peckman, technical service director and staff entomologist at IFC, focuses on integrated pest management (IPM) for rodents in distribution facilities, with application to other food handling facilities. …
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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. …
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The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health states that an increase in the number of Leptospirosis cases, also known as “rat fever,” has been observed across the country. …
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The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) alert the public to take steps to prevent exposure to hantavirus following two confirmed cases, which are the first since August 2023, according to a release from Northern Nevada Public Heath (NNPH). …
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