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Not Shark or Seal: Penguin's biggest predator on this island is a 20-gram animal and South Africa is now planning a 550-tonne poison solutionSouth Africa is preparing a large-scale operation to eliminate mice on Marion Island. Helicopters will drop 550 tons of poison bait across ...10 Jul, 2026, 04.32 PM IST- British settlers brought domestic cats to Australia in 1788 to control rats and mice around ships, farms, and settlements, but escaped cats now kill billions of native animals every year across the continentIntroduced by British settlers in 1788, cats rapidly spread across Australia, becoming a devastating invasive predator. Intended to control...06 Jul, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
- Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat may disappearEndangered rodents in Key Largo face a crisis. Invasive Burmese pythons, spreading after Hurricane Irma, are decimating Key Largo woodrat p...19 Jun, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
- Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...10 Jun, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
- In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...29 May, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- Hantavirus scare a wake-up call: Why India must build its disease X defencesA recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship echoes past pandemic scares. Experts warn Disease X, a future unknown pathogen, is a near cer...24 May, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- Dogs and cats can be infected by hantavirus, but can they spread it to humans? Here's what CDC recommends for pet ownersHantavirus and pets: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked global health worries. Passengers fell ill and some died during a v...15 May, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
- How to differentiate between a snake hole and a rodent hole in your gardenSnake hole vs rat hole in garden: Finding random holes in your garden can instantly make you think there’s a snake nearby. But in most case...13 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
- Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus not known for rapid human transmission, spreads through rodents: ExpertsHantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship with Indian nationals have sparked concerns, but experts declare these infections are confined to ...08 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
- India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...08 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyArgentina is investigating if it's the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, coinciding with a surge in domestic cases. ...07 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
- Hantavirus in U.S: People in 3 states are monitored for potential infections. Symptoms, treatment - all you need to knowHantavirus usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings and can spread person-to-person, though that is rare, according to the...07 May, 2026, 06.14 AM IST
- Hantavirus outbreak kills three: What is Hantavirus, its signs and symptoms, how deadly it is, and what should you do now?Hantavirus Symptoms: A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has claimed three lives, prompting a World Health Organization...06 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
- Why That Scratching Sound in Your Wall at Night Is Not What You ThinkScratching sounds in your home at night might be concerning. However, experts advise against jumping to conclusions based on noise alone. P...05 May, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
- Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: Symptoms, treatment, infections in north AmericaHantavirus, which can cause fatal respiratory illness, can be spread when particles from rodent droppings or urine become airborne. It does...05 May, 2026, 04.19 AM IST
- What is Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome? Deadly disease that took Betsy Arakawa’s life: symptoms, treatment, and prevention; here's all about itBetsy Arakawa, a classical pianist and Gene Hackman's wife, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare virus transmitted by rodents. The...08 Mar, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
- Hantavirus: What's the rare disease from rodent droppings that led to the death of Gene Hackman’s wife?Actor Gene Hackman, 95, died of heart disease last month. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, died a week earlier from hantavirus. The couple was ...08 Mar, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
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