While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already demonstrated the ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to identify ...

From the start of the video, you'll see how easy it is to set up a rat terrier hunting session. Then, we'll take the dog out on a real rat hunting trip and show you just how successful they are. By ...

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In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

Trained rats could help counter the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade by deploying their heightened sense of smell to catch trafficked animal products. The nonprofit organisation APOPO ...

Scientists are training the first generation of rats in Tanzania to detect illegal wildlife trafficked products. Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife ...

Poachers and wildlife traffickers go to great lengths to disguise their contraband products so they can smuggle them out of a country. They’ll paint ivory tusks black, or coat them in chocolate and ...

From land mine detection to sniffing out illegally trafficked wildlife parts, a group of trained African giant pouched rats in Tanzania is proving a valuable partner for humans, Mongabay’s Lucia ...