Jonathan Richardson
@jrichardson44.bsky.social
urban ecology/evolution/epidemiology... mostly of rodents; sometimes aquatic; conservation genetics; engaged learning; professor @ URichmond; formerly @ ProvidenceC.
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Opinion | The essential first step to winning the war on rats
This pest is thriving like never before.
wapo.st
Rat numbers are going up. More urbanization & warming contribute to the increase. The solutions aren't a mystery, but are challenging to accomplish. The 1st step is to start collecting better data on rat numbers & track progress. Here's a gift link to an op-ed I wrote for the WaPo: wapo.st/46p7FAe