The wife of a U.S. pastor killed on a missionary trip with his family has been arrested. A close friend of the victim says ...

Species around the world are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, which peddles in wares such as pangolin scales, ...

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

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science reveals that African giant pouched rats could play ...

Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife products that are trafficked out of Africa.

Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect commonly smuggled items, including rhino horns and elephant tusks ...

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

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

Researchers say they have trained African giant pouched rats to detect pangolin scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and ...

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

African giant pouched rats, known for their exceptional sense of smell, are being used to detect trafficked wildlife and illegal plant trade, scientists said in the journal Frontiers in Conservation ...

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