The provincial and federal governments are reminding Albertans to "Rat on Rats!" with a new information campaign. For more than 70 years, Alberta has been designated rat-free by keeping rats from ...

RATS the size of cats have been causing mayhem in an Asda. The monster vermin have been filmed scuttling down the aisles to the horror of onlookers. Sources claimed the "infestation" had been ...

Rats, notorious for being unwelcome guests in gardens where they breed and scavenge for food, can easily transition from your garden to the inside of your home, using it as a gateway. These pests ...

The Alberta and federal governments are urging people to “rat on rats,” launching a campaign Tuesday to keep the province free of the destructive pest. For more than 70 years, Alberta has been ...

In the same vein, the scent of garlic is "repulsive" to rats, causing them to think twice about entering. Jordan suggested: "You can experiment with garlic water and squirt it down a rat burrow.

Honestly, you’re so welcome.” Fen Raft spiders can spin a web as large as 25cm and can grow to the size of a rat - but are completely harmless to humans. The fen raft spider has a brown or ...

Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items. African giant pouched rats have been trained to recognize the scent of illegal animal parts such as ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the ...

Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the scent of highly-sought elephant tusks, rhino horns, African blackwoodand pangolin scales. The rare wood is threatened and the ...