2019.07.26 17:20 GMT+8

Indonesia officials display seized heads of helmeted hornbills

Updated 2019.07.26 19:34 GMT+8
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An Indonesian nature conservation agency (BKSDA) officer displays 16 heads of helmeted hornbills confiscated from illegal animal traders in Banda Aceh on July 26, 2019. /VCG Photo

The helmeted hornbill, with a distinctive helmet-like protuberance on its head, is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List. /VCG Photo

Its precipitous decline is driven by demand for their heads, which are highly prized in East Asia. /VCG Photo

The BKSDA and Indonesian police jailed two illegal animal traders who were caught in a district near Mount Leuser National Park. /VCG Photo

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