An introduced black rat scratches through leaf litter, looking for food. Nearby, a native water rat watches on, its beady eyes shining. The native rat pounces out from the shadows, sending the invader ...

Big, hungry, aggressive and largely unopposed rats took to the streets of Dublin during the pandemic, while pest control resources were limited by the pandemic. Now, according to the Irish Times the ...

When conservationists cleared tens of thousands of invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll, they expected native birds, crabs and ...

Humans are not the only ones who miss dining out. As restaurants and other businesses have closed during the coronavirus pandemic, rats may become more aggressive as they hunt for new sources of food, ...

Rats are opportunistic foragers who get into trouble a lot. They like to chew, which tends not to end well for them. In our homes, we pamper them with four-course meals, toys, comfortable blankets, ...