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 ...

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 ...

African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

This neighborhood is totally rat-tled. Rat sightings are trending ... “Currently, 70 percent of New York City trash is in containers,” Gragnani told The Post in a statement.

With limited space and large populations, urban centers have a unique challenge when it comes to handling waste and the rats it attracts. Take New York. It’s America’s largest city by ...

For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community ...

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For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community, which continues to grow in size. But a new group is curious to ...