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 ...

that trains African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys ansorgei), one of the largest and longest-lived rat species. While domestic rats can typically live for two to four years, some of APOPO’s ...

Anyone enamored by “March of the Penguins” all those years ago needs to watch the revolutionary new series “Secrets of the ...

More than 1,000 capybaras, the largest rodent in the world, are now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina's wealthy Nordelta ...

The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one of Argentina’s most exclusive gated communities.

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

Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the ...

In conservation, the term "flagship species" is used to refer to animals that represent something bigger, like an entire ...

The City of Winnipeg is planning to use a sulphur gas to control an overpopulation of Richardson ground squirrels on eight ...