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Read More »‘The rats are like a storm’: Palestinians seeking refuge in rubble struggle with rodent infestations
Rats scurry among the tents at the Yarmouk stadium in Gaza City. It’s dark and they’re hard to see, but their fast movements tip over piles of garbage and send residents of the tents into a frenzy. Palestinians displaced after Israeli airstrikes have sought refuge amid the rubble of the …
Read More »75 years of Alberta’s mission to keep rats at bay
Twice a year, a patrol team scrutinizes barns, straw bales and grain storage bins along a 600-kilometre stretch of the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. They’re looking for rats, continuing a 75-year mission to stop the rodents from making themselves at home in the province. “My grandfather,” says Lincoln Poulin, the president of Poulin’s Pest …
Read More »‘Perfect rat storm’: Ontario cities seek ways to fight increasingly visible rats
Efforts are underway to combat growing rat populations in two of Ontario’s largest cities, as the rodents that typically lurk underground become more visible thanks to a combination of construction and climate change. In Toronto, the municipality’s infrastructure committee recently adopted a motion asking city council to direct staff to …
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