Acaricide
Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites.Holes are drilled into the horn of a sedated rhino and acaricide is pumped in and pressurized.Should the horn be consumed by humans as in traditional Chinese medicine, it is expected to cause nausea, stomachache, and diarrhea, or convulsions, depending on the quantity, but not fatalities.Signs posted at wildlife refuges that the rhinos therein have been treated are thus expected to deter poaching.The original idea grew out of research into using the horn as a reservoir for one-time tick treatments; the acaricide is selected to be safe for the rhino, oxpeckers, vultures, and other animals in the preserve's ecosystem.
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