APOPO: Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling (Développement d’un produit de détection anti-mines terrestres)
Support APOPO and help with the fight back against landmines and tuberculosis by buying a Rethink Rats T-shirt (limited edition!) or by adopting a virtual HeroRAT from just $7 a month.
En attendant des robots ratoîdes efficaces, une organisation non gouvernementale belge entraîne de très gros rats (des cricétomes des savanes Cricetomys gambianus) à détecter des mines terrestres (sans sauter dessus !!) ou la tuberculose (sans l’attraper !!).
APOPO travaille surtout en Afrique (Angola, Mozambique, Tanzanie) et en Asie (Thailande et Cambodge).
En versant 60 euros pour un an, j’ai adopté un « HeroRat » démineur que j’ai nommé Psikharpax … bien sûr !!
HeroRat Psikharpax News
Jun 21 Baby Psikharpax is born!
Welcome to the world, Psikharpax! It is celebration time in APOPO’s rat kennels today for the birth of baby Psikharpax and its two siblings. Psikharpax belongs to the species Cricetomys gambianus, commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, which are often born in litters of 2 or 3. APOPO’s breeding program ensures that prospective parents of our future heroes are carefully handpicked to deliver healthy, happy and high-quality rat babies. A successful breeding program increases the likelihood of delivering excellent HeroRATs to detect landmines and tuberculosis.
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