800 Rats Killed, but Terschelling Is Far From Rid of Its Pest

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Although specially trained hunters have shot over 800 rats on Terschelling this year, the pest is spreading further and further across the island. The rat is now also being found near the villages of West-Terschelling and Midsland, and in the dune area. "This is worrying, because they can transmit diseases in built-up areas," according to the municipality of Terschelling. Terschelling was the only Wadden Island—and indeed the only area in the Ne…