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A cacophony of barking alerts me to the cardboard box delivered to my front door. Packed inside is a single sheet of white corrugated plastic folded into what looks like a large suitcase. My canine ...

When a Middlesex County couple began to notice holes burrowed into their suburban backyard more than a year ago, they weren’t sure what was to blame. Snakes? Groundhogs? Maybe, squirrels? Then Kathy ...

When it comes to unexpected horror stories, humans may never beat nature at its scariest. In Germany, rats reportedly like to intercept bats near hibernation sites, killing and feasting on the local ...

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adeline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

It’s not every day that an airport runway becomes the stage for a real-life comedy sketch, but that’s exactly what happened at an Emirates Airlines runway, and social media is having a field day. A ...

For the first time, brown rats have been filmed actively hunting bats, snatching some from the air and capturing others on the ground. The rodents were caught on camera at bat hibernation sites in ...

Residents of a street in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood say they're fighting a rat infestation brought on by a neighbour who refuses to stop feeding wildlife in her backyard. Jennifer King, who lives ...

Dear Eric: I have an alcoholic neighbor with whom I am friendly. We do minor favors for each other. I am aware that he drinks and drives home from a nearby bar, which I have issues about. He drives a ...

Gurgaon: Sounding alarm over poor pest and rodent control in govt hospitals, Haryana's health authorities have warned civil surgeons that lapses are putting patients at risk and leading to damage of ...