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

They may look like your regular humble Baltimore rat, but these critters are no ordinary rodent. They're called HeroRATs - ...

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

Giant African rats, already used to sniff out land mines, can do the same for smuggled rhino horns, elephant tusks and other common contraband, researchers report.

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

Rats trained by researchers at nonprofit Apopo may soon be the next fleet of scent-sniffing heroes to save wildlife.

Species around the world are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, which peddles in wares such as pangolin scales, ...

Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items. African giant pouched rats have ...

“Wildlife smuggling is often conducted by individuals engaged in other illegal activities, including human, drug, and arms trafficking,” Webb noted. “Therefore, deploying rats to combat wildlife ...

Giant African pouched rats trained to detect wildlife smuggling Rats identify scents like ivory, rhino horn, and pangolin scales New rat patrols in African ports strengthen wildlife protection ...

The intelligent rodents have a particularly keen nose and have been previously trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis.

Scientists are training giant rats to sniff our smuggled ivory and rhino horn, it has been announced. A new study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science has shown that African giant pouched ...