The city of NY is one of the most visited of the world. Day after day, thousands of tourists They come to explore its renowned streets and enjoy the various attractions. These same tourists are the ones who -surprised- manage to capture the great rat invasion who suffers big Apple.
According to statistics, in the city there are approximately 8.5 million inhabitantsand it is estimated that rodents reach almost the same sum. This is why the authorities have been working for a long time to find a way to eradicate them; from poison to animals that manage to catch them, they used various methods to combat them, but still no positive results.
This invasionin addition to a serious health problembecame annoying for those who circulate through the city, since direct encounters are increasingly recurrent, and the population is worried about the infections that can cause. This is why they began to turn viral different videos that show the current situation in New York.
What is the reason for the rat invasion?
As explained by the health authorities, the problem of garbage collection and the large quantities of waste bags that are seen daily is directly related to the invasion of rats. A company of pest control reported that since 2010 HE increased by 50% the amount of this type of vermin in the city.
In April, the mayor of new york, Eric Adamspresented to the first “tsarina” to combat rodents. Since its implementation, the City Council assured that the population decreased by 15%. His administration stated “mitigation zones“in the places with the greatest presence, and where pesticide equipment cannot reach.
At the same time, a new rule forced restaurants to leave your leftover food in containers so that they are not left on the streets, as was the usual procedure until now.
However, the inhabitants of the city found a way to take advantage of this invasion and don’t waste tourism. In this case, a somewhat strange tour guide began to make a rat tour with stops in the most affected areas. According to him New York Posthe tiktoker Kenny Bolwerk He was one of the pioneers, realizing the success of the content that his videos on the subject had.
As a result of this, his followers asked him more videos of the same style in other parts of the city and began to receive requests for tourists who wanted to join: “A daughter and her father, a husband and his wife have accompanied me. Businessmen, people from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, St. Louis (Missouri), Oklahoma City, Vancouver (Canada) and Los Angeles, it’s crazy,” he said.
Source: Ambito
