But I don’t see a rat. I see a valuable crime- and disease-fighting buddy. Since 2010, trained African giant pouched rats like this one have sniffed out around 160,000 landmines and other ...

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Kayla Goodman-Weinbaum was met with evidence of a furry trespasser when she returned to her Dupont Circle studio apartment on a recent summer night. She had heard noises in her walls for weeks ...

While rats and mice might be unwanted pests, you may still spot them around your garden or even inside your home. Whether you’re trying to identify them or you simply want to know what they’re ...

a newly formed "elite squad of anti-rat activists" created by the mayor's office to escalate the fight against the city's infamous pests. "Elite" is a bit of a stretch, like calling the local Cub ...

Concerned Peterborough resident Ian Graham said he had seen rats "running around in broad daylight" nearby and watched "seagulls fight rats" over food there. Peterborough City Council said it was ...