Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world’s largest cities. To control them, people often resort to ...

Rat poison detected in around a third of wild mammal carnivores — including those that don't normally eat rodents, such as mountain lions and gray wolves. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world’s ...

To the editor: To think that in 2024, humans are still using rodenticides to painfully kill animals should make everyone angry. (“California’s rat poison bans aren’t working. Wild animals and pets are ...

Rats are everywhere, just like people. They want what we want: warmth, shelter, food, family. The brown rat, also called the common, street, sewer, wharf, or Norway rat, probably evolved in Mongolia, ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WKRC) - Officials have greenlit a plan to reduce their city's rat infestation using a "rat contraceptive." It should come as no surprise that New York City has a rat problem. A study ...

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis pesticide dealer is facing nearly $150,000 in civil penalties for selling unmarked bags of rat poison to people, an Environmental Protection Agency complaint said. The ...

For 10 years in a row, Chicago has been deemed “America’s rattiest city” by Orkin Pest Control. The city really wants to shake off the title — and a new effort in the Wicker Park and Bucktown ...

Starting in spring 2025, parts of Manhattan’s 7th District will participate in a yearlong pilot program implementing rat contraceptives in an effort to reduce rat sightings. A continuation of the city ...