BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 18, 2022
Rat populations have been rising in Maine since the pandemic, with many taking advantage of increased takeout food left over in garbage cans. Old Town and Milford have taken drastic measures to exterminate rats after residents publicly complained. Making the issue worse in Caribou are the many blighted properties scattered throughout the small city. The city has largely left neighbors on their own. Since rats are wild animals, any population control or other measures fall under the expertise of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, not the city.