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Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project

Isotopes can be detected at airports and borders even in large containers and are harmless to the animals

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giovedì 31 luglio 2025·huffpost.com
South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching
The anti-poaching campaign injects rhino horns with radioactive isotopes that are harmless for the animals but which can be detected by customs agents.
giovedì 31 luglio 2025·theguardian.com
Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project
Isotopes can be detected at airports and borders even in large containers and are harmless to the animals

venerdì 1 agosto 2025·

npr.org

Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns radioactive to fight poaching

A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be…

venerdì 1 agosto 2025·

bbc.com

South African rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers

The scheme is the latest innovation in decades of work aiming to protect South Africa’s rhinos.

sabato 2 agosto 2025·

telegraph.co.uk

Rhino horns injected with radioactive material to deter poachers

Radioactive means horns can be detected within a shipping container, South African team says

domenica 3 agosto 2025·

ilsole24ore.com

Sudafrica, iniettano materiale radioattivo nei rinoceronti: il piano dei ricercatori contro il bracconaggio

Si tratta di isotopi instabili che, anche a bassi livelli, possono essere percepiti dai rilevatori negli aeroporti e alle frontiere e ciò può portare all’arresto di bracconieri e…

South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching