South African scientists have initiated a project injecting radioactive material into live rhino horns to deter poaching. The University of Witwatersrand implanted radioisotopes into 20 adolescent rhinos, aiming to make horns easier to detect at border posts and render them useless for human consumption. The innovative effort, known as the Rhisotope project, seeks to curb poaching by setting off alarms designed for nuclear bomb detection. The project's goal is to protect rhinos by making their horns undesirable to poachers.
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In an innovative effort to curb rhino poaching, South African scientists have begun injecting radioactive material into live rhino horns. The initiative, known as the Rhisotope project, aims to make the horns easier to detect at border posts and render them useless for human… https://t.co/tSwrMnRgH1
South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. https://t.co/fQk3A988fA
South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. https://t.co/mXdB4ZDyUW
The poached horns will also set off alarms built for finding nuclear bombs around the world. https://t.co/CiDQRZkLw6
Researchers in Johannesburg hope radioactive chips injected into rhino horns will help them stop poaching and the trade in endangered wildlife. https://t.co/5RUFDgtmdI
This kicks ass. Putting radioactive contaminants into LIVE rhino horns to make it so people (hopefully??) won't eat the horns. Doesn't bother the rhino: the radiation isn't strong enough, and rhinos can't understand human words used to spread antinuclear propaganda. Perfect. https://t.co/MnlXFoIfvl
South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. https://t.co/7kdQDDKJ7b
A South African project that injects radioactive pellets into the horns of live rhinos to discourage poachers has treated its first large group of the animals https://t.co/WwjYZ0PEyR
South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching https://t.co/pBjGD1e4s8
The University of Witwatersrand successfully implanted radioisotopes into the horns of 20 adolescent rhinos. | @IamAlexSweet https://t.co/Pv66dBkEtM
First radioactive rhino horns to curb poaching in SA https://t.co/dcs4Pbkqun
A decline in rhino population—not in poaching activity—has caused the poaching rate to drop in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, according to a new @ScienceAdvances study. https://t.co/0k8VYfOYLa https://t.co/h9rK93AkRh
A decline in rhino population—not in poaching activity—has caused the poaching rate to drop in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, according to a new study. https://t.co/P3Joj51Q66 https://t.co/MPRfwoEeHg