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Conservationists are giving rhinos radioactive horns to save them from poachers
Conservation scientists in South Africa are injecting rhino horns with radioactive isotopes. The doses are too weak to harm the animals, but strong enough to set off nuclear security system alarms at international border crossings.
Rhino horns injected with radioactive material to deter poachers
Rhinos in South Africa will have their horns injected with radioactive material to deter poachers. A team from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) said the rhinos would not be harmed by a process that would allow smuggled horns to be tracked across the world.
In response, this project run by the University of the Witwatersrand is using radiation to support conservation and enforcement efforts. After two years of initial tests, the Rhisotope Project was ...
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So it has no impact on the life of the animal.” Palmir, a 10-year-old male rhino, was the first to have his horn cut off on Monday. It will grow back again. “Pamir was anaesthetized.
A sedated rhino is being prepared before a hole is drilled into its horn and isotopes carefully inserted, at a rhino ...
By making rhino horns detectable and traceable, the Rhisotope Project aims to create a powerful deterrent for traffickers.
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