Read the article (and a corresponding National Post one) - interesting.
A few differences: for some reason, it seems rats arrived in Alberta remarkably late (apparently), thus, the province was “prepared”…
Also, it’s entirely inland, which means no rats arriving on ships (unlike Kiwiland), but also, as I pointed out, means it is surrounded by “not rat-free” provinces…
Also, weirdly, that’s Rattus norwegicus (the Norway rat), not Rattus rattus - yes, that’s its real name (the black or ship’s rat)…
Black rats are, I believe, somewhat more tenacious and, let’s say, hard to get rid of…
They’re the ones we mostly have over here. No idea why one lot went to Alberta and the other didn’t, but there you go…
Like bloody red squirrels, which I’ve never seen, vs the ubiquitous brown/grey ones…
Read the article (and a corresponding National Post one) - interesting.
A few differences: for some reason, it seems rats arrived in Alberta remarkably late (apparently), thus, the province was “prepared”…
Also, it’s entirely inland, which means no rats arriving on ships (unlike Kiwiland), but also, as I pointed out, means it is surrounded by “not rat-free” provinces…
Also, weirdly, that’s Rattus norwegicus (the Norway rat), not Rattus rattus - yes, that’s its real name (the black or ship’s rat)…
Black rats are, I believe, somewhat more tenacious and, let’s say, hard to get rid of…
They’re the ones we mostly have over here. No idea why one lot went to Alberta and the other didn’t, but there you go…
Like bloody red squirrels, which I’ve never seen, vs the ubiquitous brown/grey ones…