Upon closer inspection, they found the carcasses of five Greater Cane Rats that had been brutally killed by the dogs.” SPCA inspectors immediately called the police, who upon their arrival ...

Despite a growing culture of livestock breeding, settlers in the reserve say they trap and kill various kinds of monkeys, as well as greater cane rats (Thryonomys swinderianus), antelope ...

When Kaylee Byers joined the Vancouver Rat Project a decade ago, she spent a lot of time explaining to others the threat of zoonotic diseases — starting with what “zoonotic” even means.

Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops. By Amanda Holpuch The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St. Paul ...

"I'm thinking, 'Is there some kind of sickness with it?'" Sorce said. "Is someone putting rat poison out? I couldn't really tell." A recent string of dead or sickened raccoons, rabbits and ...

Quite strangely, the taxi driver was excited at what he saw and therefore killed: a cane rat (grass cutter ... for the act or omission to any greater than if the real state of things had been ...

Rats in New York City will be given "the pill" to reduce their numbers, meaning that the Big Apple's rodents will have better access to free birth control than women in some states. Edible ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

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 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today greater protections from toxic rat poisons, which are harmful and deadly for children, pets and wildlife. The California Ecosystems ...

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.