New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior.

New government statistics show that there have been 71% more reports of rat sightings in the city overall since this time in 2020. There were almost 21,000 reports by the end of September.

New York takes cues from Chicago in fight to control rat population 03:11. In New York on Wednesday, a first-of-its-kind summit was held to focus solely on the problem of rats, and it turns out ...

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It should come as no surprise that New York City has a rat problem. A study from M and M Pest Control estimated New York City's rat population reached 3 million in 2023, a massive increase from ...

A rat would also compound other problems that climate change is causing there, such as a decline in species and coastal erosion, Dr. Divine said.

Then, in one fell swoop, it gobbled the rat right up. While rats aren't typically part of a blue heron's diet, they can and will eat " any kind of small animals they come across," Dr. Dustin ...

New York has more rat-infested cities than any state in the nation including 3rd ranked NYC, according to pest control company Orkin. Chicago landed the top spot as usual.

New York City’s wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn’t hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...

Reducing NYC's rat problem "Two rats in a given year can reproduce 15,000 descendants," New York City Councilmember Shaun Abreu said. "We have to go at the source." ...