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This is genius, but what stops the poachers from removing the material?
by CorrectHorseBat 2y ago
This is genius, but what stops the poachers from removing the material?
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- madamelic 2y agoI would figure cost and time. Poachers are looking for a quick payday and having to do this would cost additional time & money that will drive them elsewhere. Sort of like the adage of the best security is being less of a target / more of an annoyance to rob than your neighbor.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 2y agoEdit: Here was nonsense. I should read the article properly.
- CorrectHorseBat 2y agoWhere did you read that? They bore holes in the horns and insert the radiotopes in the horn, not in the whole rhino.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 2y agoApologies, I let the title ("injecting") mislead me. I assume it's a multitude of factors: - poachers/smugglers would need to know about this before they get caught (doesn't save that rhino, but adds friction to smuggling and removes some smugglers/buyers - both the ones caught and the ones who quit because they're worried about it) - testing for it likely requires non-trivial equipment (again adds friction to the trade) - depending on how visible the hole is, accurately locating it inside the horn may not be trivial either - once located, removing it still devalues the horn