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A Helmeted Hornbill photographed at the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex in Peninsular Malaysia © Sanjiitpaal Singh

Helmeted Hornbill observations of trade in Lao PDR

A Helmeted Hornbill photographed at the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex in Peninsular Malaysia © Sanjiitpaal Singh

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Published 23 September 2016

TRAFFIC report shines spotlight on Lao PDR’s failure to tackle wildlife trafficking

Johannesburg, South Africa, 23rd September 2016—The role of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) in the international trafficking of protected wildlife will be under scrutiny today in the lead up to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting that gets fully underway this Saturday. 

Helmeted Hornbill trade in Lao PDR

Report author(s):
Kanitha Krishnasamy, Boyd Leupen, Or Oi Ching

Publication date:
September 2016