Rogers Park residents have reported finding rat poison pellets throughout the neighborhood, raising concerns about the use of ...

Neighbors have bird feed feeders in their yard ... Remove or secure anything that might look inviting to a rat. Rats are more ...

Neighbors have bird feed feeders in their yard ... Remove or secure anything that might look inviting to a rat. Rats are more active at night and roost during the day, so go into your yard frequently ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

Rats trained by researchers at nonprofit Apopo may soon be the next fleet of scent-sniffing heroes to save wildlife.

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After what must surely have been one of the oddest opening remarks to the Royal Society in its storied 200-plus-year history — “I shall largely speak of mice,” Calhoun began, “but my thoughts are on ...

A spaniel’s nose has long been used to catch smugglers and contraband, but scientists have now found an unusual replacement ...

The African giant pouched rat is the world’s largest rat ... Saharan Africa and earn their name from the pouches in their cheeks, which they use to store food. Importantly, these rodents have a keen ...

Lassa fever is a viral illness spread by the “multimammate rat” found in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the CDC.

The rat problem is statewide ... and other animals that might feed on poisoned rats. Michael H. Parsons, who describes himself as “one of the world’s few PhD-qualified urban rodentologists ...