Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...

Across the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to the Mine Action Review, in 2023, there were 1,431 deaths and 5,241 recorded ...

Elizabeth Bowen Visiting Cambodia some years ago, I came upon a band of musicians busking at the side of the road. The dozen ...

Former conflict zones are littered with land mines, a type of controversial concealed weapon designed to kill or maim anyone ...

A Westmeath woman has expressed her surprise and pride after a landmine-hunting rat that she adopted in Cambodia set a world ...

The Belgian non-profit APOPO announced that Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, had become the most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) in the organization’s history, earning a Guinness World Record ...

Ronin the African giant pouched rat set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Guinness World Records ...

It’s crucial work. An estimated 110 million landmines are still buried in over 60 countries around the world, said landmine ...

A Cambodian rat has set an extraordinary new record in landmine detection. With over 100 mines found, this unlikely hero is changing the way we tackle hidden dangers.

Ronin, a specially trained rat deployed to Cambodia, has helped locate more than 100 anti-personnel landmines littered around ...

Ronin may have two years or more of detection work ahead of him, APOPO said. “He’s not just an asset, he’s a valued partner and colleague,” Phanny, Ronin’s handler, said in the statement.

The giant pouched rat has been named by the Belgian charity as its most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) for uncovering 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021, Apopo said ...