The poached horns will also set off alarms built for finding nuclear bombs around the world.
Scientists in South Africa are now injecting the horns of live rhinos with non-toxic radioactive isotopes to make the horns unfit for human consumption and allow for easier tracking at international border crossings, according to a press release from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Theoretically, anyone trying to smuggle these now-radioactive horns would set off the alarms and instigate a very serious police response. But the scientists are quick to point out that the process isn’t harmful to the animals. “Each insertion was closely monitored by expert veterinarians and extreme care was taken to prevent any harm to the animals,” Professor James Larkin who’s leading the project, said in a press release.
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