SA Rhino Horns Get a Safe Glow to Outsmart Smugglers

22/09/2025 1 min
SA Rhino Horns Get a Safe Glow to Outsmart Smugglers

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It’s World Rhino Day – and a groundbreaking South African project could be a game-changer in the fight against poaching.

Scientists have found a way to make rhino horns lightly radioactive – not enough to harm the animal, but enough to scare off buyers and set off radiation detectors at borders.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more…

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