Magawa helped find 71 landmines and clear the size of nearly 32 soccer fields in his career.
Magawa was awarded a gold medal for sniffing out dozens of landmines in Cambodia. In his seven-year career, he has found nearly 40 of them. / Credit: People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA
APOPO has been preparing for the end of Magawa's run by bringing in a fresh team of rodent recruits. Last week, a group of 20 newly trained landmine detection rats were tested by the Cambodian Mine Action Center and "passed with flying colors," the organization said., are the only animals that can safely detect landmines because of their light weight and sense of smell.
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