Ronin The Rat Sets New Landmine-Sniffing Record

A Landmine-Sniffing Rat in Cambodia Has a New World Record to Become The First Rat To Uncover More Than 100 Mines and Other Deadly War Remnants.

Ronin, An African Giant Pouched Rat, has uncovered 109 Landmines and 15 Items of Unexploded Ordnance 2021, Charity Apopo, Wris Tains An Animals, Said in A Statement.

Cambodia Remains Littered With Millions of Unexploded Munitions About 20 Years of Civil War That ended in 1998.

The Guinness Book of World Records That Ronin’s “Crucial Work” Is Making A Real Difference Who Have Had To Live With The “Fear That One One Misstep While Goir Goir-To-Day Lives Could Could Beir Last.”

Apopo, which is Based in Tanzania, Currently Has 104 Rodent Recruits, OR Herorats, As-Profit Likes to Call Them.

The rats even trained to sniff out that even found in landmines and other weapons abandoned on battlefields. Because of Their Small Size, The Rats Are Not Heavy Enough To Detonate The Mines.

The Rats can check on the size of the Tennis Court About 30 minutes, The Charity Says, Whereeas a Metal Detector Might Days to Clear The Same Land.

They Can Also Detect Tuberculosis, An Infectious Disease That Commonly Affects The Lungs, Far Quicker Than It Would Be Found in A Lab Using Conventional Microscopy, Apopo Says.

Ronin’s Impressive Work in Cambodia’s Northern Preah Vihear Province has Surpassed the Previous Record Held Magawa, A Rat Who Sniffed Out 71 Mines and Was Presented With A Gold Medal For His Heroism in 2020.

Since Apopo’s Work began 25 years ago, The Organization has cleared 169,713 Landmines and others Explosives Worldwide – More Than 52 Thousands in Cambodia. The Charity Also works in Other countries Including Ukraine, South Sudan and Azerbaijan.

There are still an estimated four to Six to Landmines and other Exploded Munitions Buried in Cambodia, According to The Landmine Monitor.