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Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease

  • For decades APOPO has trained these “hero rats,” which have one of the most sensitive noses in the animal kingdom
  • Since 2003, the rats have been finding land mines and, more recently, have been turned on to trafficked wildlife and earthquake survivors
By AP ·

HK scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos

By AFP ·

A massive mountain park in Vermont celebrates the bond between dogs and their humans

By AP ·

A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace

By AP ·

One man’s 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone’s orphaned chimps

By AFP ·
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‘Why did this happen to me?’: Maimed camel in Sindh finds new hope with prosthetic leg

By NAIMAT KHAN ·
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In Karachi, 145-year-old veterinary hospital offers free lifeline for animals 

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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Scramble to shelter animals from Los Angeles wildfires

By AFP ·

Turkish volunteer fights to save fire-scarred sheep

By AFP ·
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In Pakistan’s Karachi, one woman’s house is the purr-fect sanctuary for 60 cats

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Pakistan zoo cancels lion auction, plans expansion instead 

By AFP  ·
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Activists demand closure of Karachi Zoo after video of starving animals circulates on social media

By NAIMAT KHAN ·
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Pakistan’s animal defenders slam ministry for halting relocation of mistreated bears to Jordan

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

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