Helmeted hornbill and the ivory trade

[vogelcommando]

Helmeted hornbill threatened by the illigal ivory trade :
Chinese lust for ivory could kill of world's weirdest bird - the helmeted hornbill whose ivory fetched £4,000 per kilo (three times that of an elephant)   | Daily Mail Online

 

[savethelephant]

Of course. Why not, let's just decimate every interesting animal species on the planet just for our own "benefit".
Anyways, besides for the ranting This is just horrible.

 

[devilfish]

Another seizure has been made - this time in Hong Kong. This one includes pangolin scales, live reptiles and 10kg of 'suspected hornbill beak'. From the photo I couldn't work out how the hornbill bills were cut - it's actually most of the upper mandible. It's clearer from the second article:

Hong Kong Customs and Marine Police smash suspected speedboat smuggling case (with photos)

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