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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Can we dye tusks to stop poachers?
« on: 19/08/2019 14:19:12 »
Paul asks...
Would it be possible to ruin elephant and rhino tusks by dyeing them a different colour which would be harmless to the animals but make the ivory of no worth to poachers? The dye would need to penetrate the ivory...
We didn't want to tusk this question away... can you help?
Would it be possible to ruin elephant and rhino tusks by dyeing them a different colour which would be harmless to the animals but make the ivory of no worth to poachers? The dye would need to penetrate the ivory...
We didn't want to tusk this question away... can you help?