Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by Nehal Johri
00:20 James Larkin | University of the Witwatersrand
00:51 Arrie van Deventer | Founder of The Rhino Orphanage

Script:

00:00
((opening shot: scientist seen trying to dart a rhino, pigs running around))

It takes a very strong dart to sedate the rhino.  

ATMO: drilling - 2 sec

Then, scientists drill a hole into the horn. 

And insert a small amount of radioactive material. 

Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa are using the new method to stop poaching.

00:19
+++JAMES LARKIN, DIRECTOR, RADIATION AND HEALTH PHYSICS UNIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND:
 "By making the horns radioactive, we are devaluing those horns in the eyes of the poacher and the end users. No one wants a radioactive horn."+++

00:30
The so-called Rhisotope Project has undergone two years of simulations and safety tests.

And is supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

Health assessments have also confirmed that the radioactivity does not harm the rhinos.

00:50
+++ARRIE VAN DEVENTER, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE RHINO ORPHANAGE:
 "You can't take that horn anywhere. It is radioactive, you can't take it through any airport, any harbour, any customs office, sirens go off. It is wonderful, I am telling you, this could be the holy grail to save the species."+++

01:07
South Africa has the world's largest population of rhinos. 

Poaching is the main threat to their survival, with at least one animal killed each day. 

If this project succeeds, it could help save other endangered species, like elephants and pangolins.

((closing shot: two rhinos standing horn to horn))
01:25 - END