During the current War on Wildlife in Africa, rangers and game managers have gotten creative in their attempts to protect rhinos. Rhino horn is consumed in Asia as a folk-cure for everything from headaches to cancer, so
Phil Biden, owner of Royal Malewane Resorts has started coating the horn with a poison that won't kill those who consume it, but with luck, will make them feel ill. Biden hopes this will dissuade the consumer from turning to rhino horn as a "cure" for ailments.
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