"An important part of the solution." Officials announce aggressive plan to eradicate wild 'killers': 'We've got to get rid of some of these' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Frankie Floridia is used to getting calls about all sorts of animal rescue situations: a kitten stuck in a storm drain, a raccoon with a jar on its head, a deer tangled in a hammock. “We respond to ...

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While many view Los Angeles as a concrete jungle, there's another side of the city more akin to the wild. L.A. lies within a biodiversity hot spot, with ecologically rich habitats such as the Santa ...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their remarkable ability to survive these conditions could offer a key model for ...

Dr. Kathleen Heide, one of the country's leading experts on parricide — the killing of one's parent — explains why it happens, and who should be concerned Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic; BACKGRID Nick ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

Mayor Adams announced a new “Mayor’s Office of Rodent Mitigation” on Tuesday, just two weeks before his term ends. Adams, who will leave office Dec. 31, has made his “war on rats” a hallmark issue of ...

Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...

SOMERVILLE — When Kathy Ball-Toncic saw a broad-winged, brilliantly feathered red-tailed hawk swoop across the Somerville Community Path recently, her first reaction was awe. It had something in its ...