Gurnites will be aware of the vermin situation on the lower riverside. The Gurn understands there may be further information on events there in Monday night/Tuedsay morning's edition of the Nairnshire Telegraph.
We have recently heard of a sighting of rats coming out of a drain in the Fishertown and now another resident in that area tells the the Gurn: "Is the problem getting worse? Rat seen this morning in my garden in the Fishertown. Rang the Council but we're told they can't do anything to help. Have been up to Tradeway to get a poison bait box to put down. All rather worrying."
Rats have lived alongside mankind for millennia and are a pretty smart creatures, they know a few tricks when it comes to maintaining their existence close to us. The sight of a rat can be unsettling but it doesn't mean that the vermin situation is getting any worse generally. This observer would suggest reporting any sightings to both Community Councillors and one of our four Highland Council members. At least then information would be readily available about any problems. The situation in the Merryton/Sewage bridge area demonstrates that the local authority can be prompted to take action if there is evidence of vermin in public areas they administer."
Rats have lived alongside mankind for millennia and are a pretty smart creatures, they know a few tricks when it comes to maintaining their existence close to us. The sight of a rat can be unsettling but it doesn't mean that the vermin situation is getting any worse generally. This observer would suggest reporting any sightings to both Community Councillors and one of our four Highland Council members. At least then information would be readily available about any problems. The situation in the Merryton/Sewage bridge area demonstrates that the local authority can be prompted to take action if there is evidence of vermin in public areas they administer."
Can only suggest that we all try and help the situation by not inadvertently feeding the rats. Many of us especially at this time of year put food out for the birds which needs to be on a table, and there is often enough spillage from the seed in bird feeders to feed a whole family of rats!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts, like many others I would presume, are that these rats have found an easy food source on the lower river thanks to the people that over feed the ducks and swans. We had a similar problem a few year back with the flying rats (seagulls)
ReplyDeleteHave some respect...I have followed many of the articles in this publication, though I bear from Canada & live there now still...Rats are responsible for many if not most medical advances in this & the past century...They have been the most noble of creatures & were it not for rats, you Scots would all be suffering from rickets, measles, smallpox, multiple sclerosis, cancers, & further rot, still...They happen to be highly intelligent quite clean creatures...From the tone of the comments in so many articles in this online publication, it appears that the human sort are the vermin which need to be cleaned out over there...
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