Wenow have an estimated 200 million brown rats living in our urban areas. According to a survey by insurer Direct Line, local authorities across the nation spent around £36m to control 225,430
Now Japan maintains a centralized repository Box 1), and there are rat resources out there to help (see ref. 8 for an overview). Who can resist? Credit: Rat Research & Resource Center.
Ablack rat, Rattus rattus There are dozens of species of rats but black rats and brown rats are the two that most commonly live among humans. Japan spent decades making itself earthquakeAsahi Shimbun file photo) As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the country’s state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, experts say rats may be expanding their
Theproblem is getting worse. Rat sightings increased by 40% in the first 11 months of 2021 compared to 2019, apparently spurred by cuts to trash collection and street-cleaning services. At the
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