Kansas, 21 June, 2025: APOPO’s official HeroRAT exhibit is now open and operating at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas. Seven HeroRATs — Aksa, Aziz Ki, Bobby Charleton, Clarity, Hamida, Pacome, and Picasso — have settled into their new environment, where they are beginning a new chapter as ambassadors for APOPO’s scent detection work. The […]
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Antalya, Türkiye, 20 June, 2025: APOPO’s Search and Rescue project reached a milestone this week as six trained RescueRATs have successfully relocated from Tanzania to Turkey. This marks the start of a new chapter in APOPO’s mission to support disaster response efforts and save lives in earthquake-prone areas. The relocation is the result of over
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Dar es Salaam, April 29, 2025 — In a breakthrough blending science and social innovation, APOPO’s trained African giant pouched rats — affectionately called HeroRATs — have been shown to significantly improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, even at clinics already using the sophisticated Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic test. Published in PLOS ONE, the study affirms the
Kyiv, 23 April, 2025 – Across Ukraine, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and landmines continue to pose a silent but deadly threat to civilians, farmers, and displaced families. These hidden dangers not only take lives but prevent people from returning home, farming their land, or rebuilding schools and communities. The scale of contamination is immense,
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13 April 2025, Geneva — APOPO proudly took part in the 28th Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN28), held from April 9–11, 2025, in Geneva — the most significant annual event in the global mine action calendar. The meeting brought together a wide range of stakeholders, including national authorities, international
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On April 7, 2025, APOPO was proud to participate in the Congressional Unexploded Ordnance/Demining Caucus’s exhibition and reception in honor of International Mine Awareness Day. Held at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., the event spotlighted global efforts to eliminate landmines and highlighted the vital role the United States plays in supporting humanitarian
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In April 2025, twelve of APOPO’s Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) successfully completed national accreditation in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, adding to APOPO’s capacity to safely and efficiently clear land contaminated by landmines and unexploded ordnance. The accreditation process is rigorous, requiring each dog-handler team to search four 10×10 meter boxes, with potential hidden explosive targets. Handlers
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Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia – APOPO proudly announces that Ronin, an African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), has achieved the distinction of being the most successful Mine Detection Rat (MDR) in the organization’s history. His exceptional accomplishments have earned him the Guinness World Records title most landmines detected by a rat highlighting the critical role
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A Tailored Response for Safer Communities Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) continue to pose severe humanitarian and economic challenges worldwide. According to the Mine Action Review in 2023 there were 5,241 recorded casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war, including 1,431 deaths. The majority of victims were civilians, with children making up almost half
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