African giant pouched rats, which have previously been trained to sniff out buried mines and detect tuberculosis, are now being used to stop smuggling in Tanzania, The Guardian reported.

Rats have sniffed out landmines and searched for earthquake survivors. Now, they are being trained to detect evidence of ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out explosives and the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, and now researchers say they could be trained to help combat the illegal wildlife ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against 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 ...

They’re rats. And they wear tiny red vests. African giant pouched rats have been trained to identify pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other items from at-risk species, researchers report ...