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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:35 PM Oct 2013

Rhinos to get microchips in horns as Kenya fights poachers

Conservationists in Kenya are to implant microchips in the horns of the country's rhinos in its fight against increasingly sophisticated poachers.

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said it will use the chips along with DNA records to track the country's dwindling rhino population, which is thought to be around 1,000.

It hopes the technology will protect living rhinos - and also provide evidence when it comes to bringing poachers to justice in court.

“This is the first time have used technology or done anything like this to try to preserve the rhino population,” said Robert Magori, Kenya’s spokesman for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which donated the microchips to the KWS. “It is a unique way of tackling our increasing problem with poachers.”

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/18/21019720-rhinos-to-get-microchips-in-horns-as-kenya-fights-poachers?lite

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Rhinos to get microchips in horns as Kenya fights poachers (Original Post) joeybee12 Oct 2013 OP

That's thinking outside the box! randome Oct 2013 #1

Good news. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #2

Don't know why they didn't do this years ago Champion Jack Oct 2013 #3

Let's come at it from the opposite direction while we're at it. Aristus Oct 2013 #4

randome

(34,845 posts)

1. That's thinking outside the box!

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:39 PM

Oct 2013

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You should never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

2. Good news.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:43 PM

Oct 2013

Champion Jack

(5,378 posts)

3. Don't know why they didn't do this years ago

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:43 PM

Oct 2013

They should chip the elephants too

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

4. Let's come at it from the opposite direction while we're at it.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:58 PM

Oct 2013

Let's educate those superstitious dipshits in Asia who insist rhino horn is some kind of magic cure-all, and that the conditions it "cures" are not worth the annihilation of an entire species...

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