Crazy Creatures Giant African Snails Are Spreading This Disease Posted: May 12, 2025 | Last updated: May 12, 2025 These snails can carry the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis ...

One such initiative is of APOPO, a non-profit organisation, headquartered in Tanzania and working in 11 countries, that trains African giant pouched rats (nicknamed HeroRATS), to detect TB in ...

Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments. This innovative approach could reshape ...

African giant pouched rats can be trained to sniff out trafficked wildlife products, ranging from rhino horns and elephant ivory to pangolin scales and African blackwood, according to a new paper ...

More information: Ratting on wildlife crime: Training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, Frontiers in Conservation Science (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2024.1444126 ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been concealed among other substances,” said Isabelle Szott, a ...

Today, Burna Boy will be entertaining fans across the world on YouTube, a special event that will commemorate the fifth anniversary of his critically acclaimed album, ‘African Giant.’ ...

Ninety giant African snails were confiscated by US Customs and Border Protection at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport late last month, the agency said in a news release Tuesday.An "odd odor" coming ...

Customs and Border Protection said 90 African land snails were found in the luggage of a passenger at the Detroit Airport. The passenger had arrived from Ghana. The agency said agriculture ...

(CNN) – An airplane passenger tried to bring something extra slimy into the United States last month. Customs and Border Protection said 90 African land snails were found in the luggage of a passenger ...