科学家用放射性同位素注入犀牛角,以阻遏在边境偷猎和协助探测。 Scientists inject rhino horns with radioactive isotopes to deter poaching and aid detection at borders.

由威特沃特斯兰大学牵头的里索托普项目向犀牛角注入低水平放射性同位素,以阻止在边界偷猎和协助探测。 The Rhisotope Project, led by the University of the Witwatersrand, injects low levels of radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to deter poaching and aid detection at borders. 该项目得到了国际原子能机构的支持,已经对20只犀牛进行了测试,没有产生有害影响。 The project, supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency, has been tested on 20 rhinos without adverse effects. 同位素使角可以通过安全设备探测到,有可能阻止走私者,并扩大到保护其他濒危物种,如大象和仰光人。 The isotopes make horns detectable by security equipment, potentially deterring smugglers and expanding to protect other endangered species like elephants and pangolins.