Dead primate parts including a "consignment" of baboon skulls have been seized. Baboon skulls have been intercepted at the border and destroyed after a smuggling attempt. The baboon skulls were destroyed for not complying with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). FLICKR/EDENPICTURES/CC BY 2.0 LICENCE/EDITED Some baboon skulls similar to this one are sold online for hundreds of dollars. One United States-based website offered female chacma baboon skulls for NZ$312 and male skulls for NZ$469.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2020 21:56 UTC