Wits Rhisotope Project South Africa

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A white rhino is being monitored while it is sedated and awaiting the insertion of a dosage of radioisotopes into its horn by members of the Rhisotope Project.

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Rhinos go nuclear: Scientists use cutting edge deterrent to foil traffickers

The University of the Witwatersrand’s Rhisotope Project is embedding low-level radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to combat poaching

Sheree Bega