D.C.’s Rat Birth Control Program Appears To Be Working As Rodent Population Drops
Washington, D.C.’s unconventional plan to put rats on birth control is apparently paying off.
According to officials with the D.C. Department of Health, the city’s pilot program aimed at reducing the rodent population is already showing promising results just three months after launching in the spring. The initiative combines traditional extermination methods with a liquid fertility control treatment designed to prevent rats from reproducing…