A collection of the latest rodent articles featuring island conservation, rodent control and human interest stories from around the world.
Researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin report rare observations of hunting behavior by the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) in northern Germany. At the Segeberger Kalkberg – home to many thousands of hibernating bats – infrared video captured rats preying on bats during the autumn swarming period. At the Lüneburg Kalkberg, additional evidence also points …
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Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet are classic island paradises from above: white sand beaches, clear turquoise waters and lush forests. But over decades, even centuries, the remote uninhabited islands in the North Pacific — part of the Marshall Islands — have been overcome by rats. …
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Over the past 40 years, Dr. Timothy Lepore has been the emergency room head, sole surgeon and medical examiner on Nantucket, a small island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Today he runs the only private practice, where he treats dozens of patients with Lyme disease each year. About 15% of residents on the island have been …
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The city’s first-ever “rat czar” quietly scurried away from her post last week with the war on rats still raging, the mayor’s office confirmed to THE CITY Tuesday. …
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With Halloween right around the corner, some families in the Jordan Ranch subdivision say their real-life nightmare has already begun and it’s not ghosts or goblins. It’s rats. Residents told KPRC 2 reporter Re’Chelle Turner the rodents have taken over their neighborhood, crawling through backyards, parks, and even swimming pools. …
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Several times a week, the city’s Inspectional Services Department goes out on a rat walk, visiting areas where they’ve received complaints and speaking with residents to try to root out the problem. …
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