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Magawa
Coverage of Magawa in the Nexus archive.
- Seven-foot statue unveiled honoring Magawa, award-winning rat who found more than 100 landmines in Cambodia
Magawa, a landmine-sniffing rat trained by APOPO, was honored with a seven-foot statue in Cambodia for detecting over 100 landmines. The statue was unveiled in Siem Reap on April 3, 2023, to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness.
- Opinion: A well-deserved statue for a hero rat
Cambodia is honoring a rat named Magawa with a statue for his life-saving work detecting landmines. The rat, affiliated with a non-profit group, identified over 100 landmines during his short career.