Times are tough at the moment and world news may feel like we are bouncing from one negative story to another, so here’s ...

Ronin, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, has found 109 land mines and 15 other unexploded ordnances in Cambodia ...

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 ...

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

Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other potentially deadly war remnants since his ...

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

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

Ronin surpassed the previous record of 71 landmines by another APOPO HeroRAT, Magawa, who retired in May 2021. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals gave out a bravery medal to Magawa for his ...

A rat has sniffed his way into the record books — and saved lives in the process. Ronin the African giant pouched rat set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Guinness ...