Alberta's image as world's only rat-free region shattered by discovery of rat
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‘Rat-free’ Canadian province recently took a verminous hit when a dead rodent turned up in town of Bowden For more than seven decades, residents of Alberta have shared something in common with Antarctica and the high Arctic: all locations are officially free of rats. But on Thursday the Canadian province’s reputation as a firewall against rodent infestation took a hit when the town of Bowden announced the discovery…
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