Rat czar Kathleen Corradi is leading the new initiative across multiple rat mitigation zones in NYC. They're called "rat ...

Mayor Eric Adams may have declared his Brooklyn home rat-free, but the war on rodents across New York City is far from over. FOX 5’s Richard Giacovas joined the city’s newly appointed Rat Czar, ...

that trains African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei), one of the largest and longest-lived rat species. While domestic rats can typically live for two to four years, some of APOPO’s ...

They prey on sportfish, as well as bugs and reptiles, and spawn more frequently than many other native species, posing a risk of depleting resources that other species need to survive, the U.S. Fish ...

"We applaud our WSSA member scientists, who work tirelessly across the nation to protect habitats from weeds and invasive plant species that threaten our native plants and ecosystems." Another ...

Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil. By Lisa Friedman ...

Health officials found extensive evidence of rats on Gene Hackman’s New Mexico property during a hantavirus risk assessment test after the star’s wife was killed by the rodent-linked disease ...

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“This large male grabbed him in a bear hug. A violent struggle ensued," said John Tennant, a now-retired detective lieutenant with the New York City Police Department's Brooklyn North Homicide Squad.

In a fun coincidence, some of the best-named fish in New York are also the ones who no longer need protection. The bluebreast darter, Eastern sand darter, and round whitefish are just some of the ...

Bell is charged with groping multiple women on Brooklyn streets over the last two weeks. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News) A suspect was nabbed Tuesday for grabbing and grinding against at ...