To proactively prevent poaching, South African researchers have begun injecting rhino horns with small, radioactive tracers that are completely harmless for the animal, but make them easily detectable by border security worldwide using existing machines, and add years to the jail sentence of anyone smuggling them.
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(c) Nicole Kruger/PExels CC0

Des cornes de rhinocéros rendues radioactives pour freiner le braconnage

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Pour prévenir le braconnage, des chercheurs sud-africains injectent aux rhinocéros des traceurs radioactifs inoffensifs. Facilement détectables aux frontières, ils allongent les peines de prison des trafiquants, sans danger pour les animaux.

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