BOSTON (WHDH) - A pilot program has been testing out ways to curb the Boston rat population without using poison. People in one Jamaica Plain neighborhood have been feeding rats birth control as part ...

CHICAGO — A rat birth control pilot program is being expanded to the city’s Lincon Park neighborhood. 43rd Ward Alderman Timmy Knudsen announced Thursday the ‘Rat Contraceptive Pilot.’ The program is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A file photo depicts two rats. Alberta's rat control program is investigating what is believed to be a rat seen in the southeast ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To address the area's rat population, the New York City Council recently passed a bill for a pilot program that will use birth ...

In the article “Rat birth control pilot program draws supporters, critics” (Metro, Aug. 13), Niki Griswold describes a novel rat-control program. The story depends heavily on the account of one person ...

For Lincolnwood homeowners who notice signs of rats in their yard – burrowing, droppings or dirt mounds – the village will help with abatement as part of a special program offered free of charge, ...

As the city of Boston ramps up its perpetual battle against rats, more attention has focused on unconventional strategies to eliminate rodents, including deploying rat contraceptives to suppress the ...

Starting in spring 2025, parts of Manhattan’s 7th District will participate in a yearlong pilot program implementing rat contraceptives in an effort to reduce rat sightings. A continuation of the city ...

The Office of Chicago Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd Ward) announced on Friday a partnership with the Chicago Bird Alliance, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and others on a pilot program that aims to reduce the ...

Recently ranked the rattiest of the country’s major cities, Washington has an ongoing rat problem—one long met with furrowed brows, pointed fingers, and no lasting solutions. We are at war, we have ...