Louvre Garden Teeming with Rats

PARIS — Many Parisians and tourists complain rats on the Louvre's gardent detract from their visit to one of the world’s most prestigious museums, the Telegraph reports.

The gardens are attractive to rats because they are close to the river. The Louvre normally relies on the city authorities to keep the rodents under control, but managers have now decided that the numbers of rats are intolerable and have called in a private pest control agency.

However, their efforts so far have failed to stop dozens of rats scurrying among people relaxing or picnicking on the lawns of the Jardin du Carrousel.

“Food waste left on the lawns attracts rats and encourages their proliferation,” a spokesman for the museum said. “We’re asking people to be more careful.”

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Source: Telegraph.co