1 year ago
Rat-friendly Amsterdam: Experts argue for co-existence with vermin, not extermination
The contact between humans and rats typically ends with the latter's death. The rat’s main problem is a bad image, according to Merel Ligtelijn and Christine van Royen, who presented a project called Rat City at the conference. In twenty of them, the infection happened abroad.” Van Gerwen advocated a behavior change to send clearer signals to rats. We don’t want rats in our house, but we leave holes and cracks open so the animals can easily enter.” Cities like Amsterdam could improve matters by making the waste system rodent-proof. In their Rat City Project, Van Royen and Ligtelijn also suggest special feeding areas for rats spread throughout the city.







Discover Related

2 weeks, 1 day ago
Most online rat poison sales violate safety rules, Dutch Inspectorate finds

4 months, 2 weeks ago
Terschelling has rats in the firing line as plague looms

4 months, 2 weeks ago
New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents

55 years, 3 months ago
Rats: The Key to Tackling Wildlife Trafficking in Africa

11 months, 3 weeks ago
How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea

11 months, 3 weeks ago
How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea

2 years, 4 months ago
Rat Attack: NYC seeks hands-on leader in anti-rodent fight

2 years, 5 months ago
Rats Are Invasive Menaces. These Cameras Spy on Them

2 years, 6 months ago
Animal abusers should be banned from owning pets, say two political parties

2 years, 7 months ago
Rat race: What mental health lessons can be learnt from rodents

2 years, 10 months ago
Oh, rats! As New Yorkers emerge from pandemic, so do rodents

2 years, 11 months ago
Rats and mice in Netherlands increasingly resistant to toxic pesticides

3 years, 5 months ago
New Holland Mouse, thought to be extinct, rediscovered on Tasmania's Flinders Island

3 years, 10 months ago
Australia ‘mouse plague’ sees rodents crawling into beds and biting occupants

3 years, 10 months ago
Dutch Senate approves amendments to the animal law, farmers concerned

3 years, 10 months ago