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In the cult classic film The Princess Bride, the heroes brave the Fire Swamp and come face to face with a fearsome enemy: R.O.U.S. — Rodents of Unusual Size. These fictional creatures are portrayed as monstrous, oversized rats that leap from the shadows to attack without warning. Alongside them lurked other dangers such as flame […]

This August, APOPO joined the EU Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, alongside MAG (Mines Advisory Group) and other humanitarian mine action organizations. The Pavilion’s exhibition, themed “Heroes of Mine Action,” welcomed thousands of visitors each day and introduced the public to the work, technologies, and people involved in making land safe from

8 August 2025, Kyiv, Ukraine – APOPO has deployed new detection dog teams to Ukraine as part of a joint humanitarian demining project with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG). This expansion is funded by a $9.8 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and focuses on Mykolaiv and Kharkiv, the regions with the highest concentration

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Angkor Wat tickets open the gates to one of the world’s most treasured archaeological wonders. As the sun rises over these jewels of the Khmer Empire, the atmosphere is hushed and reverent. It’s a moment etched in every traveler’s memory, and it all begins with the right ticket. Below we give you detailed information about

In the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, in the village of Mgeta — about 50 kilometers from Morogoro, where APOPO’s Tanzania headquarters are based — farmers are rethinking how they work with the land. On steep hillsides long challenged by erosion and unpredictable rainfall, change is underway through the MAP Project, a collaboration between APOPO, the

July 1, 2025, Addis Ababa — Five newly trained tuberculosis (TB) detection rats have just arrived at APOPO’s TB facility in Addis Ababa. Their mission is urgent and clear: to strengthen Ethiopia’s fight against one of its deadliest infectious diseases. These specialized rats — Bieber, Kenenisa, Gea, Tirunesh, and Mayele — have joined APOPO Ethiopia’s

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

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