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Maggot Scare hospital Re-opens one of its theatres

A search for the source of a maggot infestation at the Royal Children's Hospital in Aberdeen will continue over the weekend. Specialists brought in by NHS Grampian health chiefs resumed their investigations on Friday and said they would .....

Successful first step in saving North East water voles

Efforts by Aberdeen experts to save the water vole – one of the UK’s most critically endangered species - have taken a huge step forward after a successful eradication of alien American mink from high priority areas in the Cairngorms and North East of Scotland.

Mountain of molehills

Moles, the destructive pests that so infuriate gardeners and groundsmen, are on the increase throughout Britain.A decade of favourable conditions has led to a booming mole population ...

Credit crunch ‘could lead to rat problem’
EXPERTS fear the credit crunch could lead to an explosion in the region’s rat population. .....

Global swarming: The super ants ready to invade your garden... 100million at a time
It lives in super colonies of more than 100million and thrives in the cold.
Its name is Lasius neglectus - and it is heading for Britain.

A mouse in the house?
The Number of mice in Britian is rising fast. But how do you get rid of the incontenent intruders?.....

Rat surge not down to wheelie bins

Rat catchers in the city have said although people may be seeing more of the vermin it is not down to changes in bin collections but simply to the time of year.....

LATEST NEWS RED SQUIRREL (AND GREY SQUIRREL, an invasive non-native species)

Work continues to implement The Scottish Red Squirrel Action Plan 2006 – 2011....

Rats on the rampage: Vermin boom blamed on cuts in refuse collections

Britain's rat population is soaring to record levels.

The abolition of weekly bin collections, a succession of mild winters and the summer floods are to blame for the rising numbers, rat catchers say....

Grave concern over rabbit colony : An explosion in the amount of rabbits has led to calls for a cull. The rabbits have been burrowing under graves at Porthcawl Cemetery, destabilising the headstones.

Plague of the bin pests: Rise in rats, mice, wasps and squirrels as rubbish collections go fortnightly.If you live in the city, they say you are never more than a few feet from a rat. Now it seems mice, squirrels and foxes are creeping a little too close for ......

Is it legal to shoot pigeons?

Animal welfare activists have complained to Wimbledon organisers and the police over the culling of pigeons. Is it against the law for marksmen to.....

Why red foxes enter gardens and some suggested measures to minimise the nuisance caused while allowing their antics to be ...

There is an old saying “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” Ultrasonic devices – designed to ...........

Coo, you’re a pest

A pigeon tucks in to leftover food at Reeve the Baker
LOVE them or hate them, pigeons are causing problems for two.....

Asbo gulls tackled by hawk patrol As local residents, pest-control companies, councils and the Scottish Government gather for a summit on the problem of urban seagulls....

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Credit crunch ‘could lead to rat problem’
EXPERTS fear the credit crunch could lead to an explosion in the region’s rat population. .....

Credit crunch ‘could lead to rat problem’
EXPERTS fear the credit crunch could lead to an explosion in the region’s rat population. .....

Credit crunch ‘could lead to rat problem’
EXPERTS fear the credit crunch could lead to an explosion in the region’s rat population. .....