Leave it to the pro: A mine detection rat sniffing for landmines in an area being demined in Preah Vihear province. — Reuters
THE country has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordinance (UXO).
Twenty African giant pouched rats were recently imported from Tanzania and had undergone intense training.
