Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after ...

Officials working to combat wildlife smugglers may have a new, furry tool to help sniff out illegally trafficked items: giant ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

African giant pouched rats can detect landmines and diseases. Now some have been trained to ferret out elephant ivory, pangolin scales and more.

Since animals have limited energy available, investing more energy in growth will reduce the energy they have to maintain ...

Now in its early planning stages, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s rat eradication campaign is targeting a total of four ...

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

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

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

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“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 ...