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How insects can help catch rhino poachers

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South Africa is home to thousands of rhinos , including critically endangered black rhinos ( Diceros bicornis) and near-threatened white rhinos.

The country’s police force adopted forensic entomology into its poaching prevention arsenal in 2014 .

Officers collect adults, larvae and eggs of carrion insects such as flies and beetles from the victim.

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English

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