DNA test proves bone-like material not rhinoceros horn
The West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency ( BKSDA ) said a DNA test had proven a bone-like material confiscated by Supadio Airport authorities during a recent passenger security check was not a rhinoceros horn.
The agency said an extraction process performed by the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology in Jakarta on a 125 cubic centimeter sample could not find any rhinoceros DNA in it. The test also failed to determine the type or species of the sample as it was contaminated with the DNA of other species, the agency added.
