Updated: Tanzanian rats will train to sniff out trafficked pangolins

JOHANNESBURG — The pangolin, a scaly anteater coveted by poachers, might have a new champion: rats that will be trained to sniff out trafficked pangolin parts in shipments heading from Africa to Asia. A pilot project to turn African giant pouched rats into conservationist sleuths is literally in its infancy — the 10 to 15 […]