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Removal sounds a little invasive but various schemes for sabotaging elephant tusk and rhino born have been proposed over the years. https://www.savetherhino.or

Removal sounds a little invasive but various schemes for sabotaging elephant tusk and rhino born have been proposed over the years. https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino_info/thorny_issues/dyeing_rhino_horn_and_elephant_ivory https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino_info/thorny_issues/dyeing...

astrodust 10y ago
What about impregnating it with some kind of dye that's very difficult or impossible to bleach out? Alternatively could introduce a mutation that causes the elephants to not grow tusks.
- foota 10y ago
  I think the Rhino's need tusks for life.
  - astrodust 10y ago
    I'm sure they'd survive a lot better sans-tusk because of a mutation than because of a bullet and a hacksaw.
    - foota 10y ago
      True, but not all rhinos will be poached. Edit: this also has the effect that poachers could kill treated rhinos so that untreated rhinos are easier to find