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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, ...

With the sunshine coaxing us outdoors, be mindful that pests like rats might also be frequenting your garden. While it might seem convenient to use poison against these pesky rodents, doing so can ...

From invasive rodents to failed biological control, here’s the story of an island that stared ecological destruction in the face and brought several species back from the brink of extinction. Lord ...

SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — There is a growing movement in the Bay Area to stop using certain kinds of rat poison. It’s not out of concern for the rat but rather the predators that eat the rats. We’re ...

Illustration of Polynesian Rat, Rattus exulans from an article entitled 'On the New Zealand Rat. (With Illustrations.)', by Walter Buller, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New ...

Over the last few years, animal advocates sought to limit the use of anticoagulant rat poisons due to the dangers they pose to wildlife and pets — even as Massachusetts cities continue to struggle ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At archaeological sites around the world, a certain subset of ...

Israeli researchers have discovered that fruit bats seasonally change how they compete with other animals, namely rats, for food. Under the leadership of Prof. Yossi Yovel of Tel Aviv University’s ...

Rats are, in many ways, better adapted to cities than the humans that built them. While urbanites struggle with crowds, sparse parking spaces, and their upstairs neighbors stomping around at 4 a.m., ...

Rats can’t vomit. This may be a function of their anatomy—their stomachs are “not well structured for moving contents towards the esophagus” is how one study delicately put it—or it may have something ...