Farmers are being encouraged to ramp up their efforts to control rodents ahead of an anticipated influx of rats and mice ...

Giant African rats, trained for scent detection, could assist in fighting illegal wildlife trade. A recent study shows they can detect wildlife products, offering a cost-effective alternative to ...

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

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

Rats could be the latest weapon deployed in the fight against endangered wildlife trafficking, according to a study of ...

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

“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 ...

Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife ...

Your support makes all the difference. The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats ...

Pangolin scales, elephant tusks, rhino horn, and a rare wood all are preferred objects in the illegal wildlife trade. African giant pouched rats, with their keen sense of smell, however, could soon ...

Scientists say their research shows the rats have a similar sense of smell to dogs, but they're able to fit in tighter spaces.