Alberta Rat Control Investigates Possible Calgary Rodent Sighting
Alberta maintains its “rat-free” status with a zero-tolerance policy, and is currently investigating a potential roof rat sighting in the Calgary community of Inglewood. The province is responding by laying out traps and going door-to-door. Reports of rat sightings are taken seriously, as evidenced by the recent review of footage where experts are “pretty confident” a roof rat was seen. The rat control program, celebrating its 75th anniversary, investigates all reported sightings, which include the establishment of a 600-kilometre rat control zone to prevent these pests from entering the province.
John Q. Hosedrinker