South Africa Uses Radioactive Rhino Horns to Combat Poaching

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South Africa Uses Radioactive Rhino Horns to Combat Poaching
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A South African university has initiated a program to inject rhino horns with harmless radioactive isotopes, making them detectable by customs to combat poaching, with initial trials showing promising results for identifying traffickers and protecting the declining rhino population.

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