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

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

South Africa’s MOKOPANE (AP) On Thursday, a South African university began an anti-poaching effort by injecting rhino horns with radioactive isotopes that, according to the institution, are safe for the animals but can be identified by customs officials. In what the university believes will be the first of many injections of the dwindling rhino population, five rhinos were injected as part of a joint project comprising the University of the Witw…