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Rats! Infestation impacting almond growing in California

Rats have infested significant portions of almond orchards in California, where 80% of the world's supply of the product is grown. The damage from the rats has caused a significant economic loss to ...
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California almond orchards under siege from rats: 'Never seen anything like this'

SAN FRANCISCO – Rodent expert Roger Baldwin used to get fewer than one yearly inquiry about rat issues during most of his extended stint at the University of California, Davis, where he’s a professor ...
AOL

California enacts unprecedented restrictions on rat poisons in bid to protect wildlife

California has become the first state in the nation to restrict use of all blood-thinning rat poisons due to their unintended effect on mountain lions, birds of prey and other animals. Gov. Gavin ...
Los Angeles Times

California’s rat poison bans aren’t working. Wild animals and pets are still dying

For at least a decade, California has tried to restrict the use of rat poison so it stops killing all manner of creatures besides rats. So far, it hasn’t worked. When a wild animal preys upon a rat ...
Los Angeles Times

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats

Rats in Riverside County are the latest mammal species to be infected with H5N1 bird flu Identification of virus in rats raises concerns about potential infection pathways to people and their pets The ...