US EditionBritain Has a Giant Rat Problem - Here’s Why
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, AUG 5 – Experts link warmer summers and increased food waste to rising urban rat sizes, with a 22-inch rat caught prompting calls for enhanced vermin control in Redcar and Cleveland.
- Earlier this week, a homeowner in Normanby district, Redcar and Cleveland, called exterminators after finding a rat said to be the size of a small cat inside their home.
- Experts warn that warmer summers and plentiful street food waste are helping giant rats of 22 inches or more thrive, as climate change boosts survival.
- Mr Stephen Martin noted the rat measured about 56cm from nose to tail, roughly the length of carry-on luggage, while Professor Steven Belmain said Norway rats can reach 22 inches when well fed.
- Following the rodent’s capture, councillors urged the council to reinstate pest control services for residents, as Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council no longer provides private pest control due to budget cuts.
- Amid rising infestations, experts warn that growing rat populations may raise transmission of rat-borne diseases such as hantavirus, which killed Gene Hackman’s wife this year, and Weil’s disease, the report said.
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Britain has a giant rat problem - here’s why
Experts have warned warmer summers and increasing food waste on our streets are helping giant rats thrive, following reports a 22-inch rodent was found at a home in North Yorkshire. Reports earlier this week suggested the rat – said to be “the size of a small cat” – was found at a house in Normanby after a homeowner called in exterminators. Hotter temperatures as a result of climate change are encouraging more al fresco eating, while milder wint…
A giant rat, more than half a metre in length, has been discovered in a house in the city of Redcar, in the north of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.The discovery, which took place at the end of July, has led several local councillors to demand more frequent controls in the area, in the fear that a plague of rodents is occurring."This huge specimen, more than 22 inches (56 centimeters) from the snout to the tail, was found inside a house this weekend,…
In the United Kingdom, an impressively large rat was found in a house at the end of July. Two elected officials alerted about the proliferation of these rodents and the need to take action to stop the spread of...
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