Wildlife officers from Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) and Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) have been assisting ...

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APOPO, a nonprofit in Tanzania, is training giant rats equipped with tiny vests in scent detection to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking.

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

“There has also been interest in wildlife detection rats from Singapore and France,” she added. Trialing these research ...

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

The training involved eight rats that were taught to identify contraband hidden among common items like peanuts and washing ...

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

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has been awarded a Tier 2 ranking in the 2024 U.S. Global Status Report on Human Trafficking, ...

which are already used to detect wildlife contraband. “Dogs are amazing. If you are looking at tracking through the Serengeti (a national park in Tanzania), you’re not going to use a rat for ...