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
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.
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) Blog Archives - FOR ALL THE ANIMALS
