Paris is, in fact, the fourth most-rat-infested city in the world, after Deshnoke in India, London and New York, with more resident rodents (six million) than human (2.1 million) living there.

Vive les rats! A growing faction of Parisians are making the head-scratching claim that disease-carrying rats are good for their city and should be able to peacefully coexist alongside humans.

Can humans and rats live together? That’s what city leaders in Paris are trying to find out. The French capital, like many metropolises, has a notorious rodent problem. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo ...

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Can humans and rats live together? That’s what city leaders in Paris are trying to find out. The French capital, like many metropolises, has a notorious ...

Paris has always had an intense relationship with its rat-habitants. Advertisement The rodents were responsible for the proliferation of the bubonic plague that wiped out nearly half the city’s ...

Paris is looking into an ambitious plan of “cohabitation” with its notorious rat population. Meanwhile, New York is declaring outright war, writes David A. Andelman.

Paris is looking into an ambitious plan of “cohabitation” with its notorious rat population. Meanwhile, New York is declaring outright war, writes David A. Andelman.

In a twist on using animals as biological control, a method that in the past has often had disastrous outcomes for native wildlife, scientists have successfully trained native bush rats to ...

Paris is readying for the Games with extensive efforts to keep its rat population out of sight, ensuring visitors experience the city's charm without encountering its infamous rodents. City ...