"Equipping enforcement officers with the right tools and technology is one of the best solutions we have." Scientists train ...

Carolina, a trained rat, helped detect 3,000 TB cases. APOPO’s HeroRATS identify TB faster than humans, boosting detection ...

APOPO "He's a very hardworking rat," Cindy Fast, head of APOPO's training and research efforts, tells PEOPLE of the group's star landmine-sniffing rodent Since 1979, nearly 20,000 people — many ...

Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that trains rats to detect unexploded ordnance, land mines and tuberculosis. APOPO’s rats have cleared more than 122 ...

Carolina, a giant African pouched rat, plays a vital role in combating tuberculosis (TB). Trained by APOPO, she identifies TB ...

SEE ALSO: Pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammals, get major boost in battle against extinction APOPO, a Belgian non-profit group involved in the project, has worked for years with African ...

A rat trained to find landmines in Cambodia has set a new world record. The rodent discovered over 100 landmines and ...

Guinness World Records / APOPO Former conflict zones are littered with land mines, a type of controversial concealed weapon designed to kill or maim anyone who walks or drives over them.

The giant pouched rat has been named by the Belgian charity as its most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) for uncovering 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021, Apopo said ...

Since 2021, Ronin has uncovered 109 landmines and 15 unexploded ordnance items, according to the charity Apopo, which trains these animals. His exceptional accomplishments have earned him a ...

Ronin, however, could have at least two more years of detection work ahead of him. Lily Shallom, of APOPO, puts his success down to the fact that he is 'hardworking but also friendly and relaxed'.