[HN Gopher] Ratting on wildlife crime: training rats to detect i...
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       Ratting on wildlife crime: training rats to detect illegally
       trafficked wildlife
        
       Author : pavel_lishin
       Score  : 24 points
       Date   : 2024-11-02 14:06 UTC (8 days ago)
        
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       | h0l0cube wrote:
       | > Rats have low training and maintenance costs, flexibly work
       | with multiple handlers, have a long lifespan, and a sophisticated
       | sense of smell. Their small size also offers unique capabilities
       | for the screening of shipping containers, such as being able to
       | navigate densely packed areas or be lifted to assess contents of
       | sealed containers by screening ventilation systems. Future
       | directions include assessing operational feasibility of deploying
       | rats at ports.
       | 
       | A fascinating read. A team of 2 rats were able to get a 100%
       | detection rate with very few false positives. Would be a
       | transformative change for import customs if it translates to
       | real-world settings
        
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