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How cities are dealing with increased rat reports

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Have you noticed more rodents around lately? WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann joins us to dive into his reporting on whether there's been an increase in the population or if we're just seeing them more often due to the pandemic. And John Ulrich, Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Services in Boston's Department of Inspection talks about the new ways the city is using to try to control the population.

This segment aired on July 25, 2022.

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