APOPO is a global non-profit organization that trains rats to save lives. The group uses African giant pouched rats to sniff ...

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence ...

Smugglers of pangolins, elephant tusks and rhino horn, meet your match ... has worked for years with African giant pouched rats. Their rodents learn to sniff out mines on old battlefields in ...

Fly-tippers have seized on the disruption from Birmingham's bin strikes [PA Media] ...

Wherever you stand on the contentious issue of Birmingham's bin strikes, the reality remains the same. Almost every residential area is plagued by overflowing bins. Rats and other vermin are taking ...

With no definitive control for one of Queensland's most invasive and widespread weeds, there's concern its presence is impacting property values by as much as 30 per cent.