A collection of the latest rodent articles featuring island conservation, rodent control and human interest stories from around the world.
A tiny, feisty alpine bird is making gains with a little help from its friends. Numbers of rock wren/pīwauwau/tuke – Aotearoa’s only true alpine bird and the country’s bird of the year in 2022 – have improved after predator control (trapping and aerial 1080) was used both in their rocky alpine homes and in the bush beneath, …
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A tiny Alaskan island is on high alert over the possible presence of a single rat, which could wreak havoc on its fragile ecosystem. St Paul Island, a windswept rock hundreds of miles from the mainland in the Bering Sea, is a birding hotspot known as the “Galapagos of the North” for the diversity of …
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“All right, so welcome once again to the National Urban Rat Summit hosted in New York City. My name’s Kathy Corradi, citywide director of Rodent Mitigation. And I am delighted to start our summit with a welcome from the 110th mayor of New York City, a big advocate in this work, Mayor Eric Adams. Good …
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Organized by the City of New York, Office of the Mayor and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, along with the New York State IPM Program at Cornell University, the two-day event was an opportunity for those involved in municipal rodent management to connect and share ideas on the complex and interagency-related challenges of achieving …
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United Kingdom householders are being warned about the dangers of increased rodent activity caused by recent flooding. Pest control body the National Pest Technicians Association is urging the public to keep food and waste secure, and check properties for any gaps, cracks, or holes where rodents scavenging for food could enter. …
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Singapore seems to be winning its ongoing fight against the rat population. There was a nearly 50 per cent drop in the average number of rat burrows detected in public areas in the first half of 2024, compared with 2023, the National Environment Agency (NEA) reported on Sept 24. …
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