Surge in rat numbers linked to climate warming, urbanization: Study

Mongabay
Feb 7, 2025, 6:05 am92 pts
What’s new: Cities experiencing warmer temperatures, fewer green spaces and denser human populations are seeing a rise in rat numbers, a recent study shows. What the study says: Jonathan Richardson, a biology professor at the University of Richmond, U.S., and his colleagues wanted to check if anecdotal media…

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