Rats being trained to detect world's most trafficked mammal
African giant pouched rats in Tanzania are being trained to sniff out the remains of pangolins, the most trafficked mammals in the world. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has provided $100,000 (around ₹68 lakhs) to support the initiative. Notably, pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in Vietnam and China, and pangolin scales are used in traditional Chinese medicines.