The newest weapon in bid to save the rhino’s horn are? Radioactive pellets
A herd, or crash, of white rhinoceroses, whose horns are in high demand from smugglers. Photo: Getty
Radioactive pellets have been implanted into the horns of rhinoceroses in South Africa as part of a hi-tech battle against rampant poaching.
The Rhisotope Project, designed by a team of scientists at the University of Witwatersrand, has injected radioisotopes into the horns of 20 animals at The Rhino Orphanage in the country’s Waterberg region.
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