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

APOPO, a nonprofit in Tanzania, is training giant rats equipped with tiny vests in scent detection to prevent illegal ...

The market for illegal wildlife products is worth up to $20 billion annually, Interpol said last year. The rats were studied ...

African giant pouched rats trained to alert their handlers when they find illegally trafficked wildlife products ...

Giant African rats, trained for scent detection, could assist in fighting illegal wildlife trade. A recent study shows they can detect wildlife products, offering a cost-effective alternative to ...

The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and ...

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 ...

APOPO, a nonprofit in Tanzania, is training giant rats equipped with tiny vests in scent detection to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking.