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The African giant was awarded the slotxo prestigious Gold Medal for his work in detecting land mines.Magawa sniffed 39 bombs and 28 unexploded ordnance during his career.Britain's veterinary charity PDSA awarded him the gold medal for his life's dedication to onsite duties and deadly landmines in Cambodia.It is thought that as many as six million landmines will exist in the country of Southeast Asia.
The PDSA's Gold Medal is inscribed with the words For animal Gallantry, or dedicated to duty from 30 animals that won the Magawa Award as the first rat.The 7-year-old rodent has been trained by Apopo, a Belgian slotxo registered charity based in Tanzania, and has been raising animals called HeroRATs to detect mines and tuberculosis since 1990.These animals are certified. After a year of training the medal is a great honor for us, Christophe Cox, Apopo's Chief Executive Officer, told the Press Association, but it is a big deal for people in Cambodia and everyone around the world suffering from landmines.
On Friday, PDSA will broadcast an awards ceremony for Magawa on its website.According to Apopo Magawa, which was born and raised in Tanzania, it weighs 1.2kg (2.6lb) and 70cm (28inch) long. Although the mice are larger than many other rodents, the Magawa is still small enough and light enough. It will not land if it walks past them.The rats were trained to detect chemical compounds within explosives, which means they ignore metal shards and can find mines faster. When explosives are found, they will scratch the top to alert their human colleagues.
Magawa was able to find a slotxo tennis court-sized court in just 20 minutes, what Apopo said would spend a person with a metal detector between one and four days.He only worked half an hour a day in the morning and was on the verge of retirement, but PDSA Director Jan McLoughlin said his work with Apopo was "truly unique and remarkable."Magawa's work helps save and change the lives of men, women and children directly affected by these mines, she told the Press Association. All of his findings reduce the local risk of injury or death.
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