Ah Gambian Pouch Rats! I've written on them before, both as a method of detecting land mines (very effective) and also about their release into the Florida Keys (a potential problem).
Now Walter H. writes to say that PBS has created a little video and web page dedicted to their good work in the mine-eradication business. Excellent.
For another child-friendly web site (and video game!) on these "Hero Rats" just >> click here.
They accept donations too, and it's not a bad cause; every 20 minutes someone somewhere is hurt or killed by a landmine. Plus, use of the Pouch Rats (who are too light to set off a landmine) saves the lives of dogs that might otherwise do the job. To see a global map of where land mines are located >> click here.
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