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Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Magawa the Tanzanian rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism in 2020 and retired from his job of detecting landmines in 2021, has died.<\/p>\n

In a career that spanned over five years the rodent sniffed out 71 landmines and dozens more unexploded items in Cambodia.<\/p>\n

At the time of his retirement Magawa had cleared more than 141,000 square metres of land, the equivalent of some 20 football pitches.<\/p>\n

But his handler Malen said the then seven-year-old African giant pouched rat was “slowing down” as he reached old age, and she wanted to “respect his needs”. Unfortunately, at the age of 8, Magawa passed away.<\/p>\n

Magawa was born in Morogoro, Tanzania in 2014 and was trained at Sokoine University of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Magawa moved to Cambodia\u2019s north-western city of Siem Reap, home of the famed Angkor temples, to begin his bomb-sniffing career.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Tanzania<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Tanzania. Magawa the Tanzanian rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism in 2020 and retired from his job of detecting landmines in 2021, has died. In a career that spanned over five years the rodent sniffed out 71 landmines and dozens more unexploded items in Cambodia. 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