Live coverage from the inaugural National Urban Rat Summit, Day 1
WEB2 days ago · The first-ever National Urban Rat Summit is taking place this week at Pier 57 in New York City. The event got underway Wednesday morning with NYC Rat Czar Kathy Corradi introducing a welcome address from NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who quipped “We are united in our front to fight Mickey.”. Corradi then introduced Dr. Ashwin Vasan, the NYC Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, who noted that ...
Mayor Adams to Host Inaugural National Urban Rat Summit
WEB3 days ago · “The National Urban Rat Summit is a dedicated step forward in municipal rat management. We are thrilled to create a space for academic researchers and municipalities to come together and have meaningful dialog about a path towards sustainable, urban rat reduction,” said Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation Kathy Corradi. “This ...
New York City hosts inaugural 'Urban Rat Summit' in hopes to
WEB1 day ago · New York City kicked off the very first Urban Rat Summit on Wednesday with Mayor Eric Adams declaring "War on Rats" while giving opening remarks for the event. The two-day event is being held at ...
NYC hosting 1st ever National Urban Rat Summit to strategize in war on rats
WEB2 days ago · September 18, 2024 / 10:20 AM EDT / CBS New York. NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is hosting an inaugural National Urban Rat Summit, gathering leaders from around the country to discuss ...
Inside America’s first-ever National Urban Rat Summit
WEBNow he stood before dozens of like-minded men and women from all over North America. This was the first-ever National Urban Rat Summit. It boasted an artful logo featuring a rat against the New York skyline, vaguely recalling the title sequence for Sex and the City.You could almost hear that piano music and a rodent narrator talking about how difficult it is to find a decent mate in Manhattan.
Seeing the maligned urban rat in a new light: Q&A with Michael …
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Despite tens of thousands of papers on lab rats, rat scholar Michael Parsons say we know next to nothing about their relatives that inhabit our cities: the urban, wild rat.
How rats became an inescapable part of city living - National …
WEBFrom Seattle to Buenos Aires, urban rat populations are rising—as much as 15 to 20 percent in the past decade, according to one expert. Charismatic animals like elephants, polar bears, and...
What led to the rat population boom and how cities are responding
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Rats, the furry nuisance that once was a sometimes issue, have become a bigger problem over the pandemic years. Courtney Norris and Dorothy Hastings explore what led to the rise in the rat...
Scientist at work: Revealing the secret lives of urban rats
WEBSep 12, 2016 · Rats foul our food, spread disease and damage property, but we know very little about them. A biologist explains how he tracks wild rats in New York City, and what he’s learned about them so...
Urban rats are the ‘fall-guy’: Resident motivations for ... - PLOS
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Understanding why communities are concerned about rats can help inform rat management programs to meet the specific needs of their residents. The objective of this study was to identify why the residents of Vancouver, Canada care about rats and what they want done to address them.
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