 and movements.

But that's wrong. According to a new article published in the Journal of Urban Ecology, a team of researchers and pest management professionals in the US and Australia have identified why scientists are losing the international war against rats and what needs to change in order to empower scientists to keep pace.

Rats are actually the least studied wildlife in the city, according to the article. Despite the current rates of human urbanization and climate change, scientists face near prohibitive difficulty studying the animals.

The authors suggest that rats are among nature's most perfectly adapted organisms. They closely shadow human settlements, but do so without being directly threatened -- or seen -- by humans. Consequently, these animals are also difficult to control or research.

The authors suggest that if researchers had greater access to private residences or businesses that would allow them to stow expensive scientific equipment and monitor rats in private, they might see improvements in pathogen surveillance, better understand population distribution, and importantly, test several novel control methods being developed by the team.

"They are the bane of urban environments, associated with poverty, disease, and fines by public health authorities" said Jason Munshi-South, co-author of the paper and associate professor of biology at Fordham University. "Business owners plagued with rats are reluctant to tell anyone, or to share their residences with researchers."

One successful method the team has employed is providing free, confidential, extermination services to willing residences who will allow their rats to be studied before exterminated. However, it is a challenge getting this message out to owners. In order to spread the message, Michael H. Parsons, lead author of the paper and a visiting research scholar at Fordham University is also offering up to a $1,000 USD reward for information leading to a viable research site in Manhattan.

"We neglect to study them at our own peril," added Parsons. "No war has ever decimated 1/3 of the human population. Rats have." Climate-change experts warned that technical innovations alone will not reverse the damage that has been done to the planet; governments around the world will have to re-imagine political and economic models completely, Reuters reported.

While measures like planting drought-resilient crops and building higher sea walls are important to take, the climate change problem "is more than a technical challenge," University of Oslo sociologist Karen O’Brien said at Paris climate change talks Wednesday.

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 The writer suggest that if researchers had greater access to private residences or businesses that would allow them to stow expensive scientific equipment and monitor rat in private, they might see improvement in pathogen surveillance, better understand population distribution, and importantly, test several fresh control method being developed by the team. 

 " They are the bane of urban environments, consociate with poverty, disease, and fines by public health authorities " said Jason Munshi - South, co - author of the paper and associate degree professor of biology at Fordham University. " Business owners plagued with scab are loath to assure anyone, or to share their residences with researchers. " 

 One successful method the team has use is providing free, confidential, extermination service to willing residences who will allow their rats to be learn before exterminated. However, it is a challenge catch this message out to owners. In order to unfold the message, Michael H. Parsons, lead writer of the paper and a inflict research learner at Fordham University is also offering up to a $ 1,000 USD reward for data leading to a viable research site in Manhattan. 

 " We neglect to study them at our own peril, " added Parsons. " No war has ever decimated 1/3 of the human population. Rats have. " Climate - variety experts warned that technical invention alone will not reverse the damage that has been done to the planet; governments around the world will receive to re - imagine political and economic models completely, Reuters reported. 

 While measures like planting drought - bouncy crops and building high sea walls are important to take, the climate change problem " is more than a technical challenge, " University of Oslo sociologist Karen O’Brien say at Paris climate change talks Wednesday. 

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But that's wrong. according tO a new ArtIclE pUbliShed In the Journal of uRban ecology, a team of researchErs anD pESt maNAgEment ProfessIOnALS in ThE Us anD AUStRalia HavE identiFied why sciEntIsTs are losing tHE iNternationAl wAr against ratS anD what nEeDs tO ChangE in Order To empoWEr scieNtists to kEeP Pace.

RaTS are actUALlY the Least studied wildlIFe IN the city, accordIng to tHe ARtICLe. DEspIte the currEnT rateS Of human URbANIZatIOn and climate cHange, scientISts Face neAr ProHIbitivE diffIcULty Studying the AnimAls.

The autHors suGGest thaT Rats are Among nAtuRe's Most PErFeCtlY aDAptED oRgaNIsmS. They cloSeLy ShadoW humAN SETtleMenTs, buT do so Without being dIreCtly THreAteneD -- or seEn -- by HuMans. COnsequEntly, ThEse animals are alSo diFficult to ConTrOl oR rEsearCH.

The auThoRs sUggest tHat if reSEarChERS HaD greater access to prIvATE rEsidenceS or busINeSsES that wouLd AllOw thEM To stoW expENsIve scienTific eQUiPmEnt and mOnItor raTs In pRivAte, thEY migHt see iMprovemeNts in PAthogen surveilLAnce, better undERsTANd POpulAtiOn distributIon, aND impOrtaNTlY, teST seveRal noVeL CoNTrol methods being devElOped by The teAm.

"They are the bAne of urban ENVIronmentS, assOCiATed with poverty, DiseaSe, and fines BY public hEalth AuthoritIes" said JaSON Munshi-SOutH, co-AutHor OF ThE paper and assoCIAte pRoFessor oF biOlogy at forDhaM UnIveRsIty. "BusineSs owners PlAgUeD wIth Rats aRE reluctaNt To tElL anYone, oR To sharE theiR resIdEnCEs wIth reseARcHERs."

OnE sUcCessFul MeThod tHe teAM haS employEd is proviDinG Free, CoNfIdentiaL, exterminatioN sErvices to wIlLinG residENCes who wiLl allow their rats to be stuDIed befoRe eXtermInatEd. However, It iS a chalLenGE gettiNg this MessaGe Out TO OwnerS. iN oRdeR tO spread the MESsaGe, MicHaEl H. PArsons, lEad author of the papeR And A visiting reseArcH schOLAr At FORdHAm UNiVErsITY is also offering Up to a $1,000 USD reWaRD fOr informatIOn lEaDing to a Viable rEsearCH site in manhattan.

"we neglect To StudY THem At our own peRil," added parsons. "No WAr has EVeR deciMatEd 1/3 of thE hUmaN popuLation. rAts Have." CLimate-ChAnge exPerts WaRned that Technical innovations aloNe will Not reVerSe the damaGe tHAt hAs been donE to tHe planet; goVerNmeNts arOunD The woRld wILl HavE To re-iMagiNE politicaL AnD ecONOmIc models comPLETelY, ReutErs REporteD.

WhiLe measures like plaNTing drought-resIlieNT CroPs aND buiLdIng higher sea waLls ArE IMportant To Take, the climAte changE pROblem "Is more Than a tEchnicaL CHaLLenge," UNiveRsiTy of Oslo sOciOlOGist KarEn o’BRIen saiD at PArIs climAte chaNGe taLKS Wednesday.

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 and movements.

But that' s wrong. A ccord ing  to  a  new  art icle published in t he Journal of Urban Ec ology ,a  tea m  o f res earcher s  a n d  pe st  m ana ge m en t pro fes sionals  in the US  an dAustralia ha v eidentified  wh y scientists  ar e losi ng  th e  inte rna tiona l wara gainst  rats and  w h at nee d s to ch a n ge  inorder to empowers ci e ntists to keep  pace. 
R at s are  ac tually the  l easts tudiedw il d l i fei n the city, a ccording to the  artic le . D e spitethe c ur r ent  rates of h uman  urbaniza tion a n d clima t e chang e, sci ent ist s fa c ene arpr o hib i ti ved iff iculty s tu dy ing t he a n i m a ls.
Th e au thors  suggest that  ra ts a r e a mongnatur e'smo st pe rfectl y ada pt ed organisms. T heyclosely s had ow  hu ma n set t lement s,but  do sowithout bei ng d i re ctly threatened --  o r se en -- by  human s .Co n sequentl y,  th esea n imals  are al so diffi cult t o  c on trol or  r esearc h. 

T heautho r s su ggestthat ifresea r chers had grea t er access top ri v a te resi den ces or busi ness e s th at w o ul d a l low t hem t os to w  expensive scientif ic  equip mentand monitor r ats in pri v a t e, theymigh t  s e e improvements  in p athogen su r veillanc e, be tter und erstand p o p ulationdis tri but ion , an d importantly , test  s everalnov el cont rol  me tho dsbe ing devel oped byth ete am .
"They are theba neof  ur ban e n vironm ents,  ass oc ia t edwith po v er t y , di se as e, a ndfi nes b y pu b lic  health  authorit ies "  sai dJa son Mun shi-South, co -a uthor of t he  pa per an d associat e professor of biologya t Fordh amUnive rsit y. "Busin ess  owner s p l aguedwith r ats a re  re l u ctant t otel lanyone, or t o s hareth eirresiden ces with researche r s." 

One success ful  met h o dthe te a m h as emp l o yed is providin g free, co nf i de ntial, ext e rmi na tion se rvicesto wi l ling re sidenceswho willal lowt h eir  rats to b e studie d beforee xterm i na ted.How ever,it  is  a ch alleng e  ge tting  thisme ssageout t oowners.In order to spread themessag e, Mi cha el H. Par son s , l ead autho r of  the paper  an d a  visi tin g  rese arch sc hol a r atFord h am Univer s it y i s al so offering u p  to  a $1 ,00 0  USD r ewar d for information leading to a v iabl e res ear c h si te  in Manhattan. 

" We n eglect t ostudy themat our o wn peril ," add ed Par sons. " N o  w a r hasever  de cimated 1 /3of the hum an  p o pulati on.Ra ts hav e." Cl i mate - c hange experts wa rnedt h at te c hni cal i nn ovation s  alo ne will no t reverse t he dam agethathas bee ndone t o t he  planet; g o vernments  arou nd thewo rldwil l have  tor e -imag inepo lit ical ande c on o mi cm ode ls c omple te ly,Reuters r e ported.
Wh i le meas ur esl i ke pla n ti n g  drought-r esi lient c rops and b u ildi n gh igher  sea w alls a re impo r tan tto take , t h e  climatechange pr o ble m"ismore tha na te ch nic al  challenge," Un iversity  of Oslo s ociolo gis t  Kar e n O’Br ie n said at Pa ris c li m ate cha n g e t alks We d nes day .
Thepol itic a l and
 and_movements.

But that's_wrong. According to a_new article_published_in the_Journal_of Urban Ecology,_a team of_researchers and pest management_professionals in the_US_and Australia have identified why scientists are losing the international war against rats and_what_needs to_change_in_order to empower scientists to_keep pace.

Rats are actually the_least studied_wildlife in the city, according to the article._Despite_the current rates_of human urbanization and climate change, scientists face near_prohibitive difficulty studying the animals.

The authors_suggest that rats_are_among_nature's most perfectly adapted_organisms. They closely shadow human settlements,_but do so without being directly_threatened -- or seen -- by humans._Consequently, these animals are also difficult_to control or research.

The authors_suggest that_if researchers had greater access_to private residences_or businesses_that would allow_them to stow expensive scientific equipment_and monitor rats_in private, they might see improvements_in_pathogen surveillance, better_understand_population_distribution, and_importantly, test several_novel_control methods_being_developed by the team.

"They are the_bane_of urban environments, associated with poverty, disease,_and fines by public_health_authorities" said Jason Munshi-South,_co-author of the paper and_associate professor of biology at Fordham_University. "Business_owners plagued_with rats are reluctant to tell anyone, or to share their_residences with researchers."

One successful method the_team has employed is_providing free,_confidential,_extermination services to_willing_residences who_will allow their rats to be studied_before exterminated._However, it is a challenge getting_this message out to_owners._In order to spread the message,_Michael H. Parsons, lead author of_the paper and a visiting_research_scholar_at Fordham University is also_offering up to a $1,000 USD_reward for information_leading to a viable research site in_Manhattan.

"We_neglect to study them at our_own_peril," added Parsons. "No war has_ever_decimated_1/3 of the human population._Rats have." Climate-change experts warned that_technical innovations alone will not reverse the damage that_has been done_to the planet; governments around_the_world_will have to re-imagine political and economic models completely, Reuters_reported.

While measures_like planting drought-resilient_crops and building higher sea walls are important to take,_the climate change problem "is more than_a technical challenge," University of Oslo sociologist Karen O’Brien said at_Paris climate change talks Wednesday.

The political and