Hornbills Hunted in Leuser
With populations of rare mammals on the decline in Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL), wildlife poachers are increasingly targeting therangkong, or wild hornbill, as a source of illicit income.
Speaking to a local paper, Andi Basrul, head of management at the nearly 8,000 square kilometer park on the Aceh-North Sumatra border, said park rangers recently confiscated 12 hornbill beaks, each of which could fetch around Rp9 million, or US$690 on the black market.
June 30, 2015
With populations of rare mammals on the decline in Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL), wildlife poachers are increasingly targeting therangkong, or wild hornbill, as a source of illicit income.
Speaking to a local paper, Andi Basrul, head of management at the nearly 8,000 square kilometer park on the Aceh-North Sumatra border, said park rangers recently confiscated 12 hornbill beaks, each of which could fetch around Rp9 million, or US$690 on the
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