Living on Earth: Science Note: Rats Against Poachers
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Living on Earth: Science Note: Rats Against Poachers
African pouched rats can grow to a yard long, and have a very acute sense of smell. So the US Fish and Wildlife Service is devoting research funds to study whether they can sniff out trafficked animal products and timber.
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Protecting Tanzania's Hippos
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Reducing the risk that wildlife trade will lead to infectious diseases
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World's wild animal population drops 60 percent – DW – 10/30/2018
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In the face of a global pandemic, how can conservation efforts reduce the chance that poaching will spread disease? - Water Journalists Africa
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Africa Geographic
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Rats have the power to imagine, brain research reveals - The Washington Post
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How can African conservation efforts reduce the chance that poaching will spread disease?
What do you think about the poaching of wild animals? - Quora
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New Zealand Aims To Be Rid Of Rats, Stoats And Possums By 2050 : The Two-Way : NPR
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North African fox genomes show signatures of repeated introgression and adaptation to life in deserts
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Environmental Enrichment Options for Laboratory Rats and Mice
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The Hunted The New Yorker
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Rats can chronicle human history