As children get ready to go trick or treating, police are urging people to be careful after rat bait was slipped into Halloween bags in Windang last year. Nadine Morton covers emergency services ...

Upon closer inspection, she realised what it was - Ratsak, a rat poison with Brodifacoum used to kill rats and other vermin. While Ratsak doesn’t have a large enough dose to kill a human ...

Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard the Environmental Health (EHO) officer found trays of rat bait along with droppings inside an electric box with chewed and insulation fibre. Wire mesh installed ...

Caffè Nero has been fined over a suspected rat infestation discovered at one of its outlets in Belfast city centre. The chain was fined £4,000 after pleading guilty to failing to pest proof its ...

Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items. African giant pouched rats have ...

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

Researchers trained 11 rats to sniff out elephant tusk and rhino horn, even when smugglers used common tricks such as using coffee grinds and washing powder to conceal their scents. Scientists say ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

Caffe Nero has been fined £4,000 over a suspected rat infestation discovered at one of its shops in Belfast city centre. The high street chain pleaded guilty to failing to pest proof the ...