PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in ...

Magawa, the recently retired landmine detection rat, eats corn at the APOPO Visitor Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, June 10, 2021. [Reuters] Cambodia's landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than ...

Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, was given a rat-sized People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Gold Medal in September 2020 for his work clearing out mines. Magawa passed away in January 2022 ...

After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian ...