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  • Pangolin scales at a traditional medicine shop, Hanoi, Vietnam.  Traditional Chinese medicine is a style of traditional medicine built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise , and dietary therapy, but recently also influenced by modern Western medicine. TCM is widely used in Greater China where it has long been the standard system of medicine, but it's recently been highlighted by conservationists as a threat to much of the wildlife across the globe, such as rhino, for it's horn, pangolins for their scales. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Triditional Chinese Medicine shop in Hanoi, Vietnam. Traditional Chinese medicine is a style of traditional medicine built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise , and dietary therapy, but recently also influenced by modern Western medicine. TCM is widely used in Greater China where it has long been the standard system of medicine, but it's recently been highlighted by conservationists as a threat to much of the wildlife across the globe, such as rhino, for it's horn and pangolins for their scales. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Pangolin scales for sale at a market in Hanoi, Vietnam. Traditional Chinese medicine is a style of traditional medicine built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice that includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise , and dietary therapy, but recently also influenced by modern Western medicine. TCM is widely used in Greater China where it has long been the standard system of medicine, but it's recently been highlighted by conservationists as a threat to much of the wildlife across the globe, such as rhino, for it's horn, pangolins for their scales. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Manta rays seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Enen though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace Manta rays are seen in the cold up wellings of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Even though manta rays are protected in Indonesia, they are still targeted for their gill plates, to be used in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. Photo: Paul Hilton for Greenpeace
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  • Gill rakers from a large manta ray. Th egills will be dried and sent to China for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market. Photo: Paul Hilton for Manta Ray Of Hope
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  • Pipe fish (hai long) is closely related to the seahorse. There are an estimated 200 varieties of pipe fish, including a few varieties that live in fresh water. The typical pipe fish ranges between five and six inches in length (although some have been known to reach a height of 18 inches), with long, slender bodies encased in segmented plates and a four-sided tail. Some pipe fishes have a small hump located just behind the eyes; others have long snouts. The whole fish is used as a medicinal. It is caught, cleaned, then dried in the sun and used either whole, or as a powder.<br />
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According to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, pipe fish has sweet, salty and slightly warm properties, and is associated with the Kidney meridian. Its main function is to strengthen the kidney. It is also considered an aphrodisiac; the larger the pipe fish, the more potent its properties. Pipe fish is often incorporated into kidney yang tonics. Studies conducted in China suggest that pipefish may be beneficial in reducing the growth of some cancerous tumors, but this research has yet to be conducted on a large scale. . Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • Gill plates, drying in Sri Lanka. Once the gills are dried and packaged. They’ll be exported to Hong Kong and China, for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A traditional Chinese medicine shop sells manta ray gill plates. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A traditional Chinese medicine shop sells manta ray gill plates. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A traditional Chinese medicine shop sells manta ray gill plates. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Gill plates, drying in Sri Lanka. Once the gills are dried and packaged. They’ll be exported to Hong Kong and China, for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Children pose for a photograph in front of serval kilos of dried manta ray gill plates used in Traditional Chinese medicine in China (TCM), Lamakera Village, Solor, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A traditional Chinese medicine shop sells manta ray gill plates. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Gill plates, drying in Sri Lanka. Once the gills are dried and packaged. They’ll be exported to Hong Kong and China, for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market. Demand for gill rakers is the largest driver for manta and mobula ray fisheries. Anecdotes gathered through investigations and literature searches suggest that gill rakers, which consist of thin filaments that manta and mobula rays use to filter food from the water column, can treat health issues ranging from chicken pox to cancer. Some practitioners claim that gill rakers, known in China as “Peng Yu Sai,” boost the immune system and help purify the body by reducing toxins and fever and enhancing blood circulation. Others claim that gill rakers will remedy throat and skin ailments, male kidney issues, and help couples with fertility problems. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A drugged tiger, is tormented by tourist at the The Xiongsen Bear & Tiger Mountain Village, Guangxi Province, China. An estimated 8,000 tigers are kept in tiger farms across China. Their bones and used Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and also for tiger wine, which many believe acts as an aphrodisiac. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Shawn Heinrichs / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Shawn Heinrichs / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Paul Hilton  / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray is pulled up along side of a boat after it's been speared for it's gills and meat in Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images.
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo:Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Shawn Heinrichs / Earth Tree Images
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  • A large manta ray to brought up along side after its been harpooned, off the coast of Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here have conducted traditional manta hunts for many generations, but with the arrival of the gill plate trade in the early 2000s, the community converted to diesel engines and transformed to a full-scale commercial fishery, landing over 1,000 mantas in a single season. Photo: Shawn Heinrichs / Earth Tree Images
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  • Pangolin scales for sale at a market in Hanoi, Vietnam
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  • Pangolin scales for sale at a market in Hanoi, Vietnam
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  • A orphaned elephant, drinks from a bottle at the   David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Nursery bordering Nairobi National Park, The Trust offers safe haven to orphaned baby elephants rescued from parks and reserves in Kenya. The nursery cares for the young elephants, including hand rearing them until they are old enough to be gradually introduced back to the wild in Tsavo East National Park. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • The head of dead manta is carried to a fish market in Lombok, Indonesia, 06 June 2007.
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  • Ministry of Fisheries personal display confiscated manta ray gills at their offices in Negara, Jembrana, Bali. Photo: Paul Hilton for WCS
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  • The shark fin trader, Suhairi could face a maximum prison sentence of 6 years and fine of 1.5B IDR. Photo: Paul Hilton for WCS
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  • Manta and mobula cartilage, dry in the midday sun. Lamakera, Solor, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A mobula ray is off loaded at a fish market in Sri Lanka. Manta and mobula rays are still landed in Sri Lanka to supply the gill plate trade in China. The meat is consumed locally, the gills are then dried and exported to Hong Kong and China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Ministry of Fisheries personal display confiscated manta ray gills at their offices in Negara, Jembrana, Bali. Photo: Paul Hilton for WCS
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