In rural Madagascar, the black rat is likely transmitting the deadly hantaviruses to humans. Since the beginning, rats have ...

Residents are voicing their frustration about a growing rat problem in Philadelphia's Roxborough neighborhood. The pesky rodents have invaded a shopping plaza dumpster, and now they're showing up ...

The selected giant rats are then trained to identify scents of wildlife items. When they’re able to do this well, they get a vest with a metal bell, which they pull on to make a sound when they ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Residents and businesses in Roxborough are voicing their concerns about rats that seem to have invaded the area. "You wouldn't confuse them with mice. They're big ...

A temporary pilot project, announced late last month, is bringing rat birth control to the alleyways behind several of the major commercial and residential areas in the two North Side neighborhoods.