Rhisotope Rhino Project (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Rhisotope Rhino Project (2 of 2)

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Now researchers from Wits University and its partners hope a pioneering research project using radioactive isotopes injected in a rhino's horn will deliver a big blow to poaching and associated organized crime.

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Jessica Shuttleworth

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