Abundance of rats in Heron Head's Park in San Francisco
4/24/2014 5:55:20 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
San Francisco, CA
Start Date: 2/24/2014
- End Date: 4/24/2014
Heron Head’s Park in San Francisco has been overrun by large rats the past two months, which has been startling to people and exhilarating to dogs romping in the park. The park is normally a lovely place to stroll and has a dog park and lots of dog walkers, but the abundant, and often bold, rats have upset park goers.
A contracted pest agency, hired by the Port of San Francisco, was setting humane traps and stopping up rat holes for the past two weeks. They’ll continue battling the rats until the pests are gone.
The owner of an animal removal company said that the warm spring likely led the rats to reproduce earlier than usual, so there are more of them right now. In addition, drought has the pests on the move in search of water, as many other animals, such as raccoons, skunks and snakes, are also doing.
San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com), April 24, 2014
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