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A British-made system called Rapid – Real-time Anti-Poaching Intelligence Device, could be fitted in rhinos’ horns to help catch poachers. This system includes a camera, a heart-rate monitor linked to an alarm and a satellite-tracking device to enable the authorities to scramble a helicopter as soon as a rhino is killed. The camera in the animal’s horn would then be used to provide evidence against the poachers. The system is hoped to be trialed in South Africa by early next year. See more detail here [EN] or [EN]

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South Africa: Rhinos’ horns to be fitted with spy cameras and alarms to help catch poachers

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