Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...
Rats could be the latest weapon deployed in the fight against endangered wildlife trafficking, according to a study of ...
In the past, African giant pouched rats have been able to learn how to detect explosives and the pathogen that causes ...
African giant pouched rats trained to alert their handlers when they find illegally trafficked wildlife products ...
Officials working to combat wildlife smugglers may have a new, furry tool to help sniff out illegally trafficked items: giant ...
Giant African pouched rats have been trained to be trained to sniff out illegal wildlife products like elephant tusks, rhino ...
They may look like your regular humble Baltimore rat, but these critters are no ordinary rodent. They're called HeroRATs - ...
Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items. African giant pouched rats have been trained to recognize the scent of illegal animal parts such as ...
An African giant pouched rat named Magawa has been awarded a gold medal by a UK veterinary charity for his “life-saving” work in Cambodia where he detects landmines. Manawa has so far ...
They have names like Attenborough, Teddy, Desmond, and Thoreau—and like their namesakes, they are committed conservationists.