A South African university has launched an anti-poaching campaign to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes, ...

The process is safe and harmless to the animals, but will allow authorities to detect smuggled horns as they're transported ...

Three Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly running a shop in Nha Trang where they sold rhino horns, elephant tusks, ...

In 2015 alone, 1,349 rhinos were poached in Africa. In the years since, those numbers have decreased, but at least one rhinoceros is still killed every day. To tackle this problem, a group of ...

The number of critically endangered black rhinos has increased slightly, but there is bad news for other rhino species, ...

Scientists have developed a safe way to embed radioactive markers in rhino horns, making them detectable and help combat ...

Rhinos in South Africa will have their horns injected with radioactive material to deter poachers. A team from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) said the rhinos would not be harmed by a ...

Rhino horns are injected with radioactive isotopes. The method is harmless and allows detection by border officials.

South African scientists have pioneered the Rhisotope Project, injecting rhino horns with radioactive isotopes to combat ...

Rhinos have long been a symbol of Africa’s wild beauty. But now, science is stepping in to protect them in a new way. A team ...

The IAEA is supporting South Africa’s Rhisotope Project which uses radioactive tagging in rhino horns to combat illegal ...

The Rhisotope Project is embedding radioactive isotopes in the horns of rhinos in an effort to prevent poaching. Rhinos previously injected with the isotopes during Rhisotope's test phase turned out ...