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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Zama LUTHULI

First Radioactive Rhino Horns To Curb Poaching In S.Africa

A sedated rhinoceros lies unconscious as professor James Larkin (R) carefully implants radioisotopes into its horn (Credit: AFP)

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.

The country is home to a large majority of the world's rhinos and as such is a hotspot for poaching driven by demand from Asia, where horns are used in traditional medicine for their supposed therapeutic effect.

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