New York City is notorious for its large population of rats, but depending on who you ask, there's one American city that has ...

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

The rat-like behemoth is larger than a muskrat and ... February in an effort to protect the bayou against the invasive ...

Dr Loh said: “This is something pet lovers should take note of.” Generally, rats are an invasive species and can cause significant damage to ecosystems and wildlife, experts told CNA TODAY.

Dr Chris Faulkes’ research into evolution and biodiversity led to the discovery of two new mole-rat species in Tanzania. His team’s assessment for one of the species to be given ‘Endangered’ status, ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to eat more invasive species. You can get nutria, wild pigs, carp and northern ...

The agency also proposed new measures to reduce unintentional wildlife poisonings and better protect endangered species. “Rat poisons wreak havoc up and down the food chain by unintentionally ...

Desert rat-kangaroos are (or were) much more kangaroos than rodents: They’re marsupials and members of the potoroidae, along with several living bettong and potoroo species. It’s only their ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas— Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Texas kangaroo rat as an endangered species. The agency ...

As it stand now, the rats, mice and birds who constitute the vast majority ... Congress should correct this situation by amending the Animal Welfare Act to include all warm-blooded species in research ...