Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct.

The Vangunu giant rat is a species that exists only on one of the Solomon Islands. Local residents had deep knowledge of the rat, which researchers had never seen alive. With the help of the ...

A new kind of border patrol agent could soon start work in African ports, sniffing out illegal goods that are smuggled across country lines. They’re rats. And they wear tiny red vests. African giant ...

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A giant, critically endangered rat that makes the infamous rats of New York look like pet mice was caught on camera for the first time, researchers say. The Uromys vika giant rat is one of the world’s ...

Scientists are training the first generation of rats in Tanzania to detect illegal wildlife trafficked products. Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife ...

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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 identify ...