He and his colleagues chose horsehair as a basis for their fake rhino horn because horses are a close relative of rhinos. They cleaned and tightly bundled the hair, then bound it together with a ...

Scientists have developed a fake rhino horn using horsehair, in a bid to create “credible fakes” to flood the market and reduce demand for the material. Researchers from the University of ...

“We are giving back street entrepreneurs the recipe for how to make fake rhino horns, so hopefully people will get it into the market,” he said. Rhino horn, as Dr. Vollrath puts it, is ...

also worry that even fake horns could fuel the market for wild animal products and thus fuel poaching. “Creation of a synthetic rhino horn still props up the demand of rhino horn,” Colby ...

Though a promising development in the fight against rhino poachers, the scientists also said that it "remains to be seen" whether flooding the market with fake horns will ultimately lead to saving ...

There’s just one thing. Conservation groups and others who study the rhino horn trade argue that fake alternatives are unlikely to end up preserving the endangered species, and could even make ...

Scientists have invented a technique for constructing a fake rhino horn they hope will put a dent in the illegal horn market threatening the survival of the species. Researchers at the University ...

"It is better than the impacts of poaching." Officials discover unconventional solution to prevent rhino poaching: 'We might ...

In a new paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers explain how they manufactured fake rhino horn using horse hair. The fake horn is similar in look and feel to the real thing, and even ...

A San Francisco biotech startup has an unusual solution to Africa's rhinoceros poaching problem: Flood the market with synthetic rhino horn. Biotech firm Pembient has created a fake rhino horn ...

How do we bring down demand for fur, ivory and rhino horns? Today on the show, the story of a business trying to make lab-grown rhino horns and the backlash that followed. Check out more of ...

A protester holds a sign and a fake rhino horn during a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2011. The protest called for action against poachers. "By promoting ...