Although cities have ramped up their use of poisons and traps, the number of rats in places like New York City, San Francisco, and Toronto has increased in recent years, according to a new study ...

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A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that ...

Many now see the name “Rat City” as an opportunity for local pride. “It takes all of those experiences and it gives all those communities an anchor to rally behind at times,” Meinke says.

Ronin, who is 5 years old and was born in Tanzania, is much larger than your average pet rat. He is more than 2 feet long – about the length of a cat – and weighs 2.6 pounds, according to APOPO.

An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday.

Feral hogs/pigs or wild boar (sus scrofa) are wreaking havoc on property, crops, forests and wetlands in several states, including Mississippi.

When the rats are just a few months old, Hebert says, the trainers start teaching them to recognize the scent of target items, such as landmines, tuberculosis or wildlife products, depending on ...

Rat populations spiking in cities due to warming temperatures, study finds Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying ...

Rodents have been able to tear through New York City’s “rat proof” trash bins. Gabriella Bass “It’s confirming the concern that this is not going to prevent rats from being a problem ...

Rat Rubout crews are looking forward to using contraceptives as soon as their order arrives. "If we can stop the rats from breeding, that will help us out," Bell told 11 News Investigates.

Roof rats are prevalent in many parts of Arizona, according to Dawn Heather Gouge, professor of medical entomology at the University of Arizona and a public health integrated pest management ...