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

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

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

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

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

A little girl playing with her friend in Luzhou, in the Chinese Province of Sichuan, was joined by a giant rat which climbed inside her blouse in a spine-chilling moment ...

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

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

The Parks Department will open the park late two mornings a week and use a battery of techniques to hopefully diminish the ...

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

The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the scent of highly ...