Distinguishing between rat and mouse droppings can help with identification. Brown rat droppings are dark brown and tapered at the ends, while black rat droppings are curved. Mouse droppings are ...

Gardeners are being warned they could be fined and jailed for up to 51 weeks for using an illegal rat and mouse trap.

A decade ago, nobody reported seeing rats in their homes around the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, but that has now changed.