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Farmers of the Forest in Cages: The Online Trade of Hornbills in the Philippines

Published 18 August 2023

Online trade worsens outlook for Philippines’ endemic hornbills

Illegal online trade and poaching are piling pressure on Philippine hornbills, says a new TRAFFIC study which found over 100 offered for sale online and dozens seized in enforcement action. 

Forest in Cages: The Online Trade of Hornbills in the Philippines

Report author(s):
Josef Job G. Raymundo, Emerson Y. Sy, and Serene C.L. Chng

Publication date:
August 2023


Notes:

CITES¹: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.