A group of scientists in Tanzania is training giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife products, like pangolin scales, elephant ivory, and rhino horn.

A group of scientists in Tanzania is training giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife products, like pangolin scales, elephant ivory, and rhino horn.
The biodiversity rich Udzungwa Mountains of south-central Tanzania are a good place to find species of animals that have never been described by science before.
Meet a large tarantula from East Africa: the king baboon spider!
This is my story. By Twiga, age 4, from Serengeti, Tanzania
Scientists describe six tiny new chameleons from the forest “islands” of Tanzania.
Did you know that not all frogs croak? Meet a silent frog from the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania.
By Monica Bond, Wild Nature Institute What would it be like to have giraffes, elephants, zebras, cheetahs, and lions hanging out in your ‘backyard?’ Children in the Monduli District of Tanzania live near Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, and both parks are full of…
Matana Levi loves giraffes and science. Matana is studying what types of plants giraffes eat in northern Tanzania to better understand what giraffes need to survive.
For all the mothers and carers out there. Wishing you a happy day!
We chat to Phyllis Lee about the Amboseli Elephant Trust’s longterm study of elephants.
George Lohay is a scientist with a passion for wildlife and plants, who has worked on projects throughout Tanzania. We learn about how George uses genetics to help protect giraffes.