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☆ How giant rodents could rat on wildlife traffickers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Alexander Rodway | Alex Rodway | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But now the organization is turning its attention (and its rats’ noses) to the global illegal wildlife trade. “Unfortunately, organized crime knows there’s a real weak spot in detection methods of ports, seaports and airports, particularly in Africa.”Traffickers disguise wildlife products in a whole host of ways, he explains. This is particularly important given that much of the illicit wildlife trade comes from some of the world’s poorest regions. “I’m hopeful that (using rats) for detecting wildlife will be a low cost, low impact, low footprint operation,” says Allan. The illegal wildlife trade not only impacts populations of the trafficked animal or plant, it can have devastating knock-on consequences for whole ecosystems.

Persons: “ HeroRATs, ”, Crawford Allan, Ivory, APOPO, blackwood –, Allan, who’s, Dr, Izzy Szott, you’re, “, Kate Webb, they’ve, Chris Lau Organizations: CNN, WWF, Conservation, Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Locations: Tanzania, Africa, North Carolina, Singapore, France, Dar es Salaam, Dar es

☆ Best rice dishes: 20 delicious specialties from around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

And while famous rice dishes such as sushi, fried rice and paella are among the most prominent in the global spotlight, there are so many more rice recipes out there to put on your radar – and seek out on your travels. Wali wa kukaanga, KenyaWali wa kukaanga is Kenya’s answer to fried rice, and translates to just that in Swahili. So it’s no surprise that the Polynesian island country’s most popular rice dish, alaisa fa’apopo, has ties to the coconut, too. Thai fried rice (Khao Pad), ThailandThai fried rice uses the layering of flavors that's characteristic of the country's cuisine. ArenaCreative/Adobe StockWhen it comes to fried rice, the Chinese version tends to steal the spotlight.

☆ Un șobolan, decorat pentru curaj și devotament, după ce a salvat viețile a mii de oameni
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-25 | by ( ) independent.md time to read: +3 min

Distribuiti mai departe...Un şobolan african marsupial antrenat să detecteze mine terestre în Cambodgia, a doua cea mai afectată ţară după Afganistan de acest tip de arme, a fost decorat vineri cu medalia de aur pentru ″curaj şi devotament″⁣. Nu se întâmplă des ca un şobolan să fie recunoscut pentru curaj şi muncă grea″⁣, a scris într-un e-mail trimis EFE îngrijitorul şobolanului, So Malen, din Siem Reap, în nord-vestul ţării. Pe micuţa medalie se află o inscripţie cu o coroană de lauri şi cuvintele: ″Pentru curajul animalului sau devotamentul în muncă″⁣. Minele terestre au făcut circa 64.000 de victime în Cambodgia, ţara cu cel mai mare număr de persoane pe cap de locuitor care au suferit amputări din cauza minelor: peste 40.000 de oameni. Cum şobolanii africani marsupiali au o durată de viaţă de circa opt ani, cel mai probabil Magawa se va pensiona la începutul anului viitor.

Persons: Magawa, îşi Organizations: Şobolanul Locations: Cambodgia, Afganistan, ″⁣, ţării, Tanzania

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