A virtually unknown ivory poaching crisis is rapidly driving one of the world’s most spectacular birds to extinction, a global wildlife summit has heard. “The illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn has been well documented, however, the illegal trade in casques has been little known. “Indonesia is calling on other countries to take hornbill ivory as seriously as the other ivory,” Bennett said. “Only global cooperation can stop the illegal trade in hornbill ivory before it is too late,” said the Cites delegate from the Indonesian Hornbill Conservation Society. “I have witnessed the rampant illegal poaching in the rainforest.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Handcuffed suspects hold parts of helmeted hornbills in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 07:41 UTC