Ayanda Charlie
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Global News Podcast
Israel expands offensive in Gaza
I'm standing in what is essentially the middle of the wilderness. Anywhere I turn, in every direction, I see a rhino either on the ground from having been just sedated or feasting on a heap of grass awaiting its turn to be sedated. And there is a team of vets and scientists about two meters away from me, huddled around a sedated rhino, taking measurements, recording vitals.
Global News Podcast
Israel expands offensive in Gaza
Warum bin ich in der Mitte des Waldes? Sieben Monate ago took scientists here what you might call an atomic approach to stopping poaching by putting radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos. Today I've joined a team of vets and scientists in the reserve as they health check the rhinos to make sure they're okay following their nuclear treatment.
Global News Podcast
Israel expands offensive in Gaza
The whole process from implanting the radioactive isotopes to today's checks is a far gentler method than, say, dehorning. Professor James Larkin of the University of the Witwatersrand has been leading what's known as the Rhizotope Project.
Global News Podcast
Israel expands offensive in Gaza
Es ist nicht nur darum, die Hörner radioaktiv zu machen. The project has a wider ambition of breaking the cycle of power that poaching gangs hold over nearby communities by providing new services and facilities paid for by fundraising in the name of rhino conservation. They are also in the early stages of teaching children in the area about the importance of protecting rhinos.
Global News Podcast
Israel expands offensive in Gaza
Co-Lead of the project, Jessica Babbage, ultimately wants to create a network of so-called rhino champions.