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

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

The bone, described two decades after its discovery, suggests the species might have grown up to 20 percent bigger than other ...

Researchers trained rats fitted with custom vests and bells to detect illegal wildlife, even its hidden among other substances.

As a producer, he made the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” He was also a prolific arranger and ...

The 20-pound nutria, native to South America, has somehow managed to establish a population in the Suisun Marsh.

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

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

Let's take a look at the remarkable comebacks of seven more animal species that were once thought to be extinct.

The discovery in Patagonia shows that frogs have had a tadpole stage for at least 160 million years. Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today.

The fossilization of the tadpole's "delicate structures," like its eyes and gills, allowed for a detailed analysis of the rare find.

Most of us are familiar with the vest-clad beagle that hunts for illegal fruits and plants in the travelers' luggage at ...