Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record

Cambodia’s mine detection mice set a new world record to become the first rodent to discover more than 100 mine and other deadly war remnants.

African’s huge pouch rats, Ronin, have found 109 mines and 15 unpopular weapons since 209.

Cambodia remains a million unbeaten ammunition, depending on the twenty years of civil war, which ended in 1998.

Guinness Book of World Records said Ronin’s “important task” is making a real difference for those who must live with “fear that a mistake can be the last during everyday life.”

Headquartered in Tanzania, APOPO currently has 104 new employees or Herorats because it likes to call a non -profit organization.

The rat has been trained to sniff chemicals found in mine and other weapons discovered on the battlefield. Because of its small size, the rat is not heavy enough to explode the mine.

The mice can check the area of ​​the tennis court in about 30 minutes, the charity says that a person with a metal detector can take four days to organize the same land.

It can also detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs. Much faster than found in the laboratory. APOPO speaks using an existing microscope.

Ronin’s impressive work in the province of PREAH VIHEAR, northern Cambodia surpassed the previous record. Gold medal is presented His heroism in 2020.

Since APOPO’s work began 25 years ago, the group has cleared 169,713 mines and other explosives worldwide. More than 52,000 people were in Cambodia. The charity also works in other countries affected by war, including Ukraine, South Sudan and Azerbaijan.

According to the mine monitor, there are still four to six million mine mine and other explosive ammunition buried in Cambodia.