![]() ![]() According to the Alberta Invasive Species Council: When rats invade new territory, they spread incredibly fast. They also spread diseases like hepatitis, tularemia, hantavirus, leptospirosis, and even typhus. Rats are hosts to tiny fleas that, in turn, transmit the disease to humans. Norway rats were responsible for the Bubonic Plague, or Black Death that spread through Europe between 13. ![]() Rats are one of the most adaptable animals and they continue to plague humanity anywhere in the world people visit, rats hitch a ride and move in. Yet despite all of the things we have, Alberta is also special for one thing it lacks: the Norway rat.įor most visitors to this landlocked province, the idea that any place, no matter how remote, could be free of these devastating rodents is almost incomprehensible. We have amazing mountain landscapes, rolling prairies, fields of golden wheat, and yellow canola. Ĭlick the play button above to listen to this episode Keeping Alberta Rat FreeĪlberta is a special place. ![]() I also look at a story out of Yellowstone National Park where the introduction of non-native trout 100 years ago, has created an ecological disaster in Yellowstone Lake…and with that said, let’s get to it. It’s the only place on Earth, outside of the Arctic and Antarctic, to successfully keep out the most destructive pest on the planet – the Norway rat. This week I take a look at a little known Alberta claim to fame. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |