Ratting on wildlife crime: training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife

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Ratting on wildlife crime: training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife

Short version:

Giant Rats In Tiny Vests Trained To Sniff Out Illegally Trafficked Wildlife

This brings a whole new meaning to getting ratted out.

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The whole shebang.............

Frontiers | Ratting on wildlife crime: training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife

The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global crime economies, directly threatening species and their habitats, and biodiversity, and indirec...

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Merchants of the dead
Engaging in stinky tasks
Foiled by rat patrol