Study finds dehorning rhinos drastically reduces poaching

Published on June 5, 2025

University of Oxford researchers have contributed to an international study which found that dehorning rhinos resulted in a drastic reduction in poaching of these endangered animals. The findings have been published this week in the prestigious journal Science.
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Cambridge researcher awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy

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