Toronto could soon see a plan to address the growing number of rats in the city as major construction projects and climate ...

When picturing a tour of New York, major attractions such as Times Square, the Empire State Building, or the Statue of ...

A proposed strategy at council this month would see the hiring of a ‘rat czar’ to oversee a rodent management plan.

The City of Toronto will soon unveil its plan to tackle a growing rat problem that’s been made worse by climate change and ...

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Officials said the gas doesn’t pose a risk to humans or non-rats, and the noisy equipment used to deploy the carbon monoxide ...

Rats in Boston are spreading a potentially deadly disease that is largely associated with tropical areas, according to a ...

The rats found in New York are brown or Norway rats, Rattus norvegicus. Exactly how many live here is anyone’s guess. Jonathan Richardson, a professor of biology at the University of Richmond who ...

The city already has a warm, subtropical climate, so additional warming may provide less of a benefit for its rats. Too much heat could eventually become a problem, Richardson said, but rodents ...

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Mayor Eric Adams’ administration says it’s hiring new teams to exterminate rats from tunnels under trees on the street.

New teams will work alongside property owners in making New York City clean and pest-free, the mayor's office announced.