Norwegian People’s Aid is deploying two Cambodia-trained mine detection dogs to support clearance operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Two mine detection dogs were flown from Cambodia to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 February. The transfer was confirmed by Cambodian Mine Action Center.
CMAC director-general Heng Ratana said the dogs were send by Norwegian People’s Aid for clearance operations in Bosnia. He said the move shows Cambodia’s shift from importing to exporting mine-detection dogs.
Norwegian People’s Aid has collaborated with CMAC since 1992. The partnership has supported mine and explosive ordnance clearance work in Cambodia for decades.
CMAC began using mine-detection dogs in the 1990s, using dogs sourced from several countries. It started breeding and training its own mine-detection dogs domestically in 2002.