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Three Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly running a shop in Nha Trang where they sold rhino horns, elephant tusks, ...
Scientists in South Africa have taken on an unusual approach to protect its declining population of rhinos. They are making the rhinos' horns radioactive to deter poachers. The project is supported by ...
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The number of critically endangered black rhinos has increased slightly, but there is bad news for other rhino species, ...
We speak with James Larkin, the head of a project in South Africa that's experimenting with using radiation to prevent rhino poaching. They sedate the animals and inject radiation into their horns.
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The IAEA is supporting South Africa’s Rhisotope Project which uses radioactive tagging in rhino horns to combat illegal ...
In 2015 alone, 1,349 rhinos were poached in Africa. In the years since, those numbers have decreased, but at least one rhinoceros is still killed every day. To tackle this problem, a group of ...
The Rhisotope Project is embedding radioactive isotopes in the horns of rhinos in an effort to prevent poaching. Rhinos previously injected with the isotopes during Rhisotope's test phase turned out ...
Scientists have developed a safe way to embed radioactive markers in rhino horns, making them detectable and help combat ...
A South African university has launched an anti-poaching campaign to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes, ...