Today we visited Apopo Vistor Center, a Tanzania based organization that trains rats to detect landmines.  Landmines in Cambodia is a big problem.  Cambodia has the highest rate of amputees from landmines than any country in the world.  Walking around Siem Reap you will see a many amputees that have stumbled upon landmines.

Apopo has been in Cambodia for about 5 years, and along with Cambodian Mine Action Centre, they have found almost 50,000 landmines.  When the rats were first used in Cambodia, they went through 3 months of performance tests to ensure they could do the work in Cambodia. They did not miss a single landmine during the 3 months of testing.

HERORAT DEMONSTRATION – Spoiler Alert: He finds an “explosive” at the 1:30 mark.