A geriatric woman and her associates are terrorizing Lower East Side locals by dumping dozens of pounds of birdseed in a tiny local park, turning the space into a putrid buffet for pigeons and ...

Cape Coral boasts the greatest density of Florida burrowing owls – tiny birds of prey that prefer to live life underground – ...

Mayor Adams may be making strides in his administration’s war on rats, but he’s still struggling with a battle closer to home ...

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As temperatures increase, rats are better able to thrive -- even in inclement ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

PHOTO: Caution Rat Burrows sign on park bench, pest control, Queens, New York (Ucg/UCG/Universal Images Group via G) However, as cities warm up, the efforts will have to expand to stay ahead of ...

“He was like ‘That’s just rat poison, don’t look at that stuff.’” Chandler’s football days are over. He eventually accepted a scholarship from Clemson before becoming a full-time ...