Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items. African giant pouched rats have ...

Pack rats have been in the region for many years ... the area’s raptor population can be helpful with feeding on the rodents. As for how they arrived, “a lot of times with these invasive ...

Another mitigation tactic Bentley recommended is storing firewood at least 20 feet away, but as far as possible, from the ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...

New York City has been waging a war on rats for some time, even recruiting residents to join the "Rat Pack" to educate the ...

But what happens when that space becomes infested with rodents? In one Wrigleyville woman’s case - the storage facility locks you out. She said rats destroyed thousands of dollars worth of items ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

Who wants to catch rats and keep them? Research scientists? More bewildering, where does one release a rat once you catch it?

By Matt Yan Rats, rats, rats — familiar and often ... Chicago consistently leads the pack in total rodent complaints, though recently, Washington has pulled ahead in complaints per 10,000 ...

Most sightings — 158 — were actually identified as muskrats, and in other cases they turned out to be mice, squirrels and gophers. Rats — mainly the Norway and roof species — are found in ...