With its work since 2021 in the Preah Vihear province, Ronin has surpassed the legacy of Magawa, who passed away in 2022 after retiring and having identified 71 landmines and 38 unexploded objects.

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 ...

Across the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to ...

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

In Cambodia alone, these explosives have caused more than 65,000 deaths since 1979. In other words, Ronin and other rats like ...

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

A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has made history as the first rodent to find over 100 landmines and war remnants, setting a new world record. Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has uncovered ...

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

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has entered the Guinness World Records for detecting over 100 landmines in Cambodia. Ronin, who is five years old, is one of 104 rodents trained to sniff landmines ...