“It is sinful to use chemicals and kills rats, “she said. Village elders say this year the rat population multiplied because one of the bamboo species (gopey) bloomed. Batuli Maya, 79, of Doonglagang ...

A local angler in the southern province of Yala discovered a rare and endangered species known as the "moonrat" while fishing ...

Bamboo blossoms simultaneously across a number of forests in northeastern India every 48 or 50 ... [+] years. Here's why this causes a major spike in the rat population and, ultimately ...

When the blooming stage arrives, all the bamboo flowers burst up together. This triggers a “rat flood”, an occurrence that ...