Rat that detected 100 landmines honored by Cambodia statue
· Yahoo NewsSTORY: :: Cambodia honors Magawa, a landmine-sniffing rat, with a statue to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness:: Siem Reap, Cambodia / April 3, 2026:: June 20, 2021:: Magawa found over 100 mines and unexploded ordnance items and won a bravery medal before he died in 2022:: FileMagawa, a southern giant pouched rat born in Tanzania and trained by Belgian non-profit organization APOPO, helped clear more than 141,000 square meters of land.He was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal for animal bravery and died in 2022, aged eight, following retirement.Carved from local stone by Cambodian artisans, the statue in Siem Reap depicts Magawa wearing his medal and the harness he used during demining operations.Cambodia remains one of the world’s most heavily landmine-contaminated countries, with millions of mines left from decades of conflict continuing to kill and injure people and limit economic development.