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  2. Brown rat - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, some figures show that the rat population has been rising, with estimations that 81 million rats reside in the UK [72] Those figures would mean that there are 1.3 rats per person in the country. High rat populations in the UK are often attributed to the mild climate, which allow them higher survival rates during the winter.

  3. Rat - Wikipedia

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    Rats are various medium ... The urban legend that the rat population in Manhattan ... an international "Rat Team" set sail from the Falkland Islands for the British ...

  4. Fauna of England - Wikipedia

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    Rodents are also numerous across Britain and England, particularly the brown rat which is by far the most abundant urban animal after humans. Some however, are becoming increasingly rare. Habitat destruction has led to a population decrease in the number of dormice and bank voles found in Britain.

  5. List of mammals of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Family: Muridae (mice, rats, and kin) Wood mouse. Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC [11] Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC [12] St Kilda field mouse, A. s. hirtensis; Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC [13] House mouse, Mus musculus LC [14] St Kilda house mouse, M. m. muralis EX c. 1930; Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC ...

  6. NYC’s rat problem is so bad it’s holding a summit of vermin ...

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    The major culprit for the large rat population in New York City is poor garbage management—largely due to the city’s high population that generates a massive amount of waste, Carpenter says.

  7. Fauna of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Rodents are also numerous across Britain, particularly the brown rat which is by far the most abundant urban mammal after humans. Some however, are becoming increasingly rare. Habitat destruction has led to a decrease in the population of dormice and bank voles found in Britain.

  8. Niles Police ‘deputize’ five feral cats to control rat population

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    The Niles Police Department has recruited a pack of five feral cats to fight the rodent population in the village. Five cats named Mickey, Tom, Polo, Star and Robin, who have been getting food and ...

  9. British rule in the Lushai Hills - Wikipedia

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    The British government in the Lushai Hills employed two policies to combat the onset of the Mautam famine. The first policy aimed at reducing the invasive rat population by announcing incentives for killing rats. Up to 179,015 rat tails were produced for the government as a result. The second policy was to distribute food relief.