The 20-pound nutria, native to South America, has somehow managed to establish a population in the Suisun Marsh.

African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of ...

Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the ...

"Norway rats prefer to live in burrows in the ground," according to the bureau. "They are excellent climbers and swimmers and most active at night. They have very hard teeth and can chew through ...

According to Orkin, rodents are “constantly chewing” and a rat’s teeth are powerful enough to chew through steel garbage cans. They also reproduce quickly and can spread illnesses to humans.

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained by scientists to recognise the scent of illegal animal products such as rhino horn and elephant ivory. Demand for these products is decimating ...

Rat problems are on the rise with a sharp increase in callouts to pest control providers in Dublin and Cork in the past year. Rentokil recorded a sharp increase in rat callouts in both Dublin ...

Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items. African giant pouched rats have been trained to recognize the scent of illegal animal parts such as ...