When researchers aren't in the field, they roll "hundreds and hundreds" of bait balls with the secret ingredient of bacon to ...

A lone rat caught on camera on the otherwise pest-free paradise of Motutapu Island has been killed after months of running ...

A lone Norway rat on the previously pest-free island of Te Motutapu a Taikehu (Motutapu) and adjoining Peretū/Rangitoto in ...

DoC Island biosecurity adviser Claire Warren said the rat was last filmed stocking up on toxic bait over four days ... of trap types and lures such as peanut butter, rat bedding and rat recordings ...

The rat was filmed stocking up on toxic bait over four days in August ... team used a variety of trap types and lures such as peanut butter, rat bedding and rat recordings, the rat did not ...

Nearly 70% of global communities will likely be living in urban areas by 2050, according to the United Nations. Rats will, ...

Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops.