Helmeted hornbills lost to poaching for trinkets for China/Japan. (Earth Times) (1 Viewer)

Why should we put up with crime syndicates who blatantly remove even well-known wildlife from their habitat, with rarity almost the profit motive. With less-known animals and plants, one of our major weapons, tho’ I can think of others, is awareness that if these nations sell anything to us, we must all stop all possible trade. That is the only way forward. The alternative is to accept a return to the purest of ancient trade beliefs: profit before everything!

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So depressing, it's endless what we're doing to our world.