F orget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year study.

Most of us are familiar with the vest-clad beagle that hunts for illegal fruits and plants in the travelers' luggage at ...

The 20-pound nutria, native to South America, has somehow managed to establish a population in the Suisun Marsh.

The rats’ relative affordability is an especially big perk, because smugglers are often trafficking wildlife products from poorer countries. “Existing screening tools are expensive and time intensive, ...

The year consists of Monday through Friday training sessions, regularly interspersed with playtime in a big outdoor kennel filled with rope toys and running wheels. The rats’ high level of ...

African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of ...

Rats, often not the most welcome visitors in our gardens for their breeding and scavenging habits, can use your outdoor space ...

I don’t remember what the rat’s original name was. I do remember that it was as big as a small house cat. I also remember the name the rat grew into — Houdini. Harry Houdini was a world ...

Many former Trump allies and aides are filling the email inboxes of campaign officials likely to play a big role in hiring ...

The Gamecocks are coming off an upset win over No. 10 Texas A&M. What does that mean for Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt?