There is a new pest in the Treasure Valley: rats. You wouldn’t think the little varmints would want to come to a place named ...

New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived in the wild in northern China and Mongolia, were established in parts of Europe by 1500, and then followed Europeans ...

The phenomenon known as a "rat spill" takes place when a ship carrying rats docks at, or sinks near, an island previously rat-free. The rats come ashore by way of the gangplanks and ropes tied to ...

Animal seen running from cat’s milk bowl was the size of a small cat but had a mouse-like head. It was dark colored, short and ran with its furry tail low to the ground.

Dozens of adult rat lungworms (male and female) removed from the pulmonary artery and heart chamber of a single Norway rat. Female worms are larger than males and have a 'barber pole' or 'candy ...

"The Norway rat can reach up to 40cm, excluding the tail, under the right conditions," he explained. "While there are biological limits to how large they can grow, consistently large food sources ...

The district posted the contest to their Facebook page, along with a picture of the unnamed rat. "Agriculture and Waste Services has added this little guy -- a Norway rat -- to their pest control ...