Probably, at least in Great Britain. The human population there is around 60 million, but pest control company Rentokil estimates that between 65 and 80 million rats call the U.K. home.New York City is famously said to have one rat per resident. Although no one has ever managed to do an exact tail count of Big Apple rats, estimates vary between one rat for every 36 New Yorkers (around 256,000 rats) and a terrifying seven rats for every person (96 million rats).What's contributing to the rat boom? Warmer winters and easy access to food scraps in unsecured compost bins may be making life easier for urban rodents.Bonus rat fact: Here's what you should do if you find a rat in your toilet.
No comments:
Post a Comment