Rats!, the new can-you-top-this comedy showing at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, is set in a place called Fresno, Texas, ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

Rats tend to get a bad rap in most human societies. Even the story of how they made it into the Chinese zodiac doesn’t make them look great. Legend has it that a Chinese emperor invited all the ...

Pangolin scales, elephant tusks, rhino horn, and a rare wood all are preferred objects in the illegal wildlife trade. African giant pouched rats, with their keen sense of smell, however, could soon ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife species and remember targets for several months. (Credit: APOPO) Researchers have trained African giant pouched ...

Wildlife trafficking. The illegal practice involves capturing, killing and selling of wildlife and byproducts including pelts, ivory, plants and furs and more. These illicit products are often traded ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

has been described as the 'perfect habitat' for the rapid rise in the number of cockroaches and rats as well as mosquitoes. Volunteers taking part in the ongoing clean-up are being advised to wear ...

RATS the size of cats have been causing mayhem in an Asda. The monster vermin have been filmed scuttling down the aisles to the horror of onlookers. Sources claimed the "infestation" had been ...