Traders of One of Indonesia's Most Hunted Bird Species Arrested
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
Forest rangers from the Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP), the Government of Indonesia, and the Wildlife Conservation Society's Wildlife Crimes Unit (WCU) announced today the arrest of two suspects engaged in the illegal trade of helmeted hornbill beaks. The suspects' operation involved 30 hunters who poached the birds inside Indonesia's Leuser landscape--a continuous forest covering more than 25,000 square kilometers, most of which lies in the province of Aceh, including Gunung Leuser National Park.