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I’mfrom Alberta. My favorite party trick when talking to non-native Albertans is to pull up the “world rat population” map: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/657947

by fnbr 6y ago

I’mfrom Alberta. My favorite party trick when talking to non-native Albertans is to pull up the “world rat population” map: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/657947826782505650/ https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/657947826782505650/ I have no idea how accurate it is, of course.

luckman212 6y ago
That is astounding! For anyone on mobile who wants to avoid the Pinterest garbage, here's a direct link to the image: https://www.vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rats-1024x548.png https://www.vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rats-10...
- fnbr 6y ago
  Possibly a dumb question, but how do I get that link from the Pinterest one?
  - lovegoblin 6y ago
    By clicking on it.
nealabq 6y ago
Thanks for the pointer. A direct link (not going thru pinterest) is: https://vividmaps.com/global-rat-distribution-map/ https://vividmaps.com/global-rat-distribution-map/ Vividmaps.com is a great site.
runarberg 6y ago
Yeah I don’t think this map is accurate. This maps states that rats don’t inhabit Iceland, but I’ve personally seen them in Reykjavík.
- ineedasername 6y ago
  There's a big difference though: It's well known that the rat population in Reykjavik are transitory tourists, often visiting purely for the spectacular volcano tours in the area.
ineedasername 6y ago
Antarctica is clearly doing something right, I'd suggest we emulate them. A a well-funded coalition of wildlife experts should be deployed to determine what special conditions have conspired to produce such a resistant ecological niche. Hemelin, Germany on the other hand only found a temporary solution to the problem when the anonymous Pied Piper visited the area. Perhaps he was unaware that some rats can swim up to a mile and simply drove the local rat population to the surrounding area. Regardless, the example clearly illustrates that music-based solutions to the problem are, at best, temporary.

by fnbr 6y ago

luckman212 6y ago

That is astounding! For anyone on mobile who wants to avoid the Pinterest garbage, here's a direct link to the image: https://www.vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rats-1024x548.png https://www.vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rats-10...

fnbr 6y ago
Possibly a dumb question, but how do I get that link from the Pinterest one?
- lovegoblin 6y ago
  By clicking on it.

nealabq 6y ago

Thanks for the pointer. A direct link (not going thru pinterest) is: https://vividmaps.com/global-rat-distribution-map/ https://vividmaps.com/global-rat-distribution-map/ Vividmaps.com is a great site.

runarberg 6y ago

Yeah I don’t think this map is accurate. This maps states that rats don’t inhabit Iceland, but I’ve personally seen them in Reykjavík.

ineedasername 6y ago
There's a big difference though: It's well known that the rat population in Reykjavik are transitory tourists, often visiting purely for the spectacular volcano tours in the area.

ineedasername 6y ago

Antarctica is clearly doing something right, I'd suggest we emulate them. A a well-funded coalition of wildlife experts should be deployed to determine what special conditions have conspired to produce such a resistant ecological niche. Hemelin, Germany on the other hand only found a temporary solution to the problem when the anonymous Pied Piper visited the area. Perhaps he was unaware that some rats can swim up to a mile and simply drove the local rat population to the surrounding area. Regardless, the example clearly illustrates that music-based solutions to the problem are, at best, temporary.