City rats

New York City's rat population has grown exponentially since the middle of the 20th century. In 1950, an estimated 250,000 rats lived in the city. By 2014, there were an estimated 2 million. The rise is partly due to changes in how the city deals with trash, and how quickly rats breed.

New York City is recruiting a director of rodent mitigation - or rat tsar - for its war on the pest.

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In the subway, mr. Rat is wondering whether to take the E or the F

Perhaps it was not just a massive slice that made Pizza Rat a true New Yorker

The disease-carrying rodents have been emerging from their waterlogged lairs in their droves, invading the homes of those affected by flooding.

Rat Habitat Rats are found all over the world. For example, the rice-field rat is found in Southeast Asia, the Australian swamp rat is found in Eastern Australia, and the Norway rat, also called brown rats, is found on every continent of the world except Antarctica, according to the Animal Diversity Web at...

When rats find their way into sewer pipes, they can cause major problems that may be hard to fix. Here are the best ways to get rid of them for good.

A Chicago artist posted a photo of what looks like the imprint of a rat’s corpse at a murder scene on a sidewalk, writing, “Had to make a pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole.”

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