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 scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and African blackwood. These animals and plants are listed as threatened and at high danger of extinction.



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African giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife products

African giant pouched rats have been used to detect explosives and are being trained for search and rescue operations

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Evgeny Lebedev

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England

Researchers have a new tool to fight illegal wildlife trading - giant rats!

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.

Warner Bros. Discovery

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

United States

How giant rodents could rat on wildlife traffickers

According to Interpol, the illegal trade in wild animal products generates around R$ 100 billion a year. Giant African rats could become the new front line in the fight against trafficking in endangered animals. In one study, according to the English newspaper The Guardian, these rodents were trained to sniff out contraband items, such as pangolin scales, rhinoceros horns, elephant tusks, and hardwood.

Segundo a Interpol, o comércio ilegal de produtos de animais silvestres movimenta cerca de R$ 100 bilhões por ano Ratos gigantes africanos podem se tornar a nova linha de frente no combate ao tráfico de animais ameaçados de extinção. Em um estudo, segundo o jornal inglês The Guardian, esses roedores foram treinados para farejar itens contrabandeados, como escamas de pangolim, chifres de rinoceronte, presas de elefante e madeira de lei.
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Combate ao tráfico: ONG treina ratos gigantes africanos para detectar chifres de rinoceronte, presas de elefante e escamas

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Roberto Irineu Marinho

Brazil

Fight against trafficking: NGO trains giant African rats to detect rhinoceros horns, elephant tusks and scales

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

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African giant pouched rats training to sniff out illegal wildlife trade

There is a new, cute weapon in the fight against illegal animal trade: It can sniff out ivory, rhinoceros and pangolins. And it could make smugglers sweat.

Im Kampf gegen illegalen Tierhandel gibt es eine neue, niedliche Waffe: Sie erschnuppert Elfenbein, Nashorn und Pangolin. Und könnte Schmuggler ins Schwitzen bringen.

Illegaler Wildtierhandel: Riesenratten gegen das organisierte Verbrechen

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Germany

Illegal wildlife trade: giant rats against organized crime

Betty has a developed sense of smell. His hairy body sneaks through the dirt, as he learned during months of training in Tanzania. It moves from one side to the other, scrutinizes every corner and scans the debris in its path with its small black eyes. His job is not easy, but thanks to his nose he has learned to detect the smell of pangolin scales, ivory or African blackwood, a valuable shrub that can reach 18 meters in height. She, after all, …

Betty tiene un olfato desarrollado. Su cuerpo peludo se escabulle entre la tierra, tal como ha aprendido durante meses de entrenamiento en Tanzania. Se mueve de un lado a otro, escudriña cada rincón y escanea con sus pequeños ojos negros los escombros a su paso. Su trabajo no es fácil, pero gracias a su nariz ha aprendido a detectar el olor de las escamas de pangolín, el marfil o el palo negro africano, un valioso arbusto que puede alcanzar los …

Las ratas olfateadoras que ayudan a detectar el tráfico ilegal de fauna silvestre

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Spain

The sniffing rats that help detect illegal wildlife trafficking

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 scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and African blackwood. These animals and plants are listed as threatened and at high danger of extinction.

The giant African rat could become the most effective weapon in the fight against wildlife trafficking, according to a study of rodents trained to sniff out pangolin scales, rhino horns, elephant tusks and hardwood, according to The Guardian .

Șobolanul gigant african ar putea deveni cea mai eficientă armă în lupta împotriva traficului de animale sălbatice pe cale de dispariție, potrivit unui studiu asupra rozătoarelor antrenate să adulmece solzi de pangolin, coarne de rinocer, colți de elefant și lemn de esență tare, conform The Guardian.

Șobolani antrenați să detecteze solzi de pangolin și colți de elefant, noua armă împotriva contrabandei cu animale sălbatice

Digi 24

Digi Communications

Romania

Rats trained to detect pangolin scales and elephant tusks, new weapon against wildlife smuggling

Researchers train African giant pouched rats to sniff out smuggled species.

ZME Science

Bucharest

The unlikely heroes trained to sniff out wildlife trafficking

African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, and a small tree called African blackwood. All of these animals and plants are listed as threatened or at a high risk of extinction and are illegally trafficked. The findings are detailed in a proof-of-princ…

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