Nuclear-tagged rhino horns enter operational phase in fight against poaching

A South African-led initiative to curb the illegal rhino horn trade by embedding radioactive isotopes into rhino horns has entered its operational phase, following six years of research and safety testing. Known as the Rhisotope Project, the effort involves implanting low-level radioisotopes into rhino horns to make them detectable by nuclear security scanners at international…

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Poaching continues to haunt Zimbabwe’s wild landscapes as silent, crude snares claim victims indiscriminately

When we think of the most direct threats to endangered species, our minds often leap to the big hitters like climate change and habitat destruction.  But a small, looped piece of wire is now considered just as deadly, or even more so by many working in conservation. In Victoria falls a young pachyderm is still…

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