In the 1950s, neuroscientist Curt Richter demonstrated how the act of rescuing wild rats from a swim challenge could instill ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

African giant pouched rats have been used to detect explosives and are being trained for search and rescue operations ...

Shhhhh, keep this between us. That's what one woman from Tampa, Florida was hoping would happen when she brought her rescue ...

Wildlife trafficking. The illegal practice involves capturing, killing and selling of wildlife and byproducts including pelts, ivory, plants and furs and more. These illicit products are often traded ...

Family members reported 33-year-old James Robert MacDonald overdue late Wednesday evening. Search teams found his body on ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - This week‘s pet of the week from Emily’s Legacy Pet Rescue is Popeye. Popeye is a rat terrier ...

Each week, The Arizona Republic highlights a handful of the many pets up for adoption at Valley shelters ... after he was ...

Your support makes all the difference. The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers have trained African giant ...