Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats to sniff out tuberculosis and explosives in the past. And they have now expanded the rodents' scent repertoire to detect illegally trafficked animal ...

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Rather than rats in general, this is about a type of native wildlife called woodrats. The other type of rats, the common Norway rats, are an introduced animal that originated in northern China and ...

Giant African pouched rats have been trained to sniff out explosives and tuberculosis. Now, the rats show promise in another area: combatting the illegal wildlife trade.

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While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

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 ...