South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
  • 5 years ago
French tech company Sigfox has developed a tiny tracker that can be inserted into the horns of rhinos to help conservationists monitor and protect the endangered species. Fewer than 30,000 rhinos are left in the wild. The animals are hunted for their horns, which are mainly used in scientifically unproven traditional Chinese medicine.

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