A Soviet zoologist with a passion for long-extinct mammals set out to reinvigorate the landscape of the Caucasus in the 20th ...

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

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

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

Rodents could be used to find illicit goods at airports and harbors in places where dogs can’t easily access.

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

Now in its early planning stages, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s rat eradication campaign is targeting a total of four ...

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

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

The provincial and federal governments are reminding Albertans to "Rat on Rats!" with a new information campaign.

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

“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 ...