said he put "two tiny little radioactive chips in the horn" of every rhino, per CBS News. He noted that the rhinos were sedated and didn't feel any pain as the scientists did their work ...

Rhino horns are poached for use around the world in traditional medicines or as status symbols, so South African scientists are implanting radioactive material in the animals' horns to make them ...

Scientists injected two radioactive chips into a live rhino's horns at a South African rhino orphanage June 25, 2024. The rhino was the first of 20 slated to receive the injection in an effort to ...

Going nuclear to stop poaching - how an atomic approach is being used to stop poachers in South Africa by placing radioactive material into the horns of rhinos. Show more The global rhino ...

Most of the global rhino population lives in South Africa ... up with ways to prevent poaching, including using radioactive material in horns as a deterrent. Plus, we get the story behind why ...