The Dutch island of Terschelling is dealing with a rat infestation and has begun shooting the rodents to address the issue.

The suspected killing of up to 40 pigeons with rat poison is being investigated by police on the Isle of Man. The birds have been found dead around Douglas in recent weeks. Conservationists says ...

"If you step onto an island with rats, there are next to no seabirds." By killing seabirds, this study revealed, rats disrupt a healthy ecosystem that depends on the seabird droppings, which ...