Burrowing rats ruin pastures in Inner Mongolia
By CHENG YINGQI | China Daily | Updated: 2010-05-28 07:55
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This grassland in Hulunbuir of Inner Mongolia autonomous region has many rat holes, leading to further ground degradation. Most areas of the region have been hit by burrowing rats, with the pasture areas affected most. Zhang Ling / Xinhua |
BEIJING - About 700 rats within an area the size of a football field - that is what herdsmen of the most serious rat-stricken area in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region are facing.
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