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  • Tiger skin at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, before it is destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree ( No Archives, no resales, one time use only ) Wildlife contraband is burnt in Medan, Indonesia. The black market for illegal wildlife trade is considered the biggest threat to many endangered species. Although it is controlled by laws created by member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, illegal trade continues. And many species are now being pushed ever closer to extinction to satisfy huge demand for such things as medicines, collectables, pets and clothing. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Registration of tiger taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are burnt after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Tiger skin is destroyed at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton Wildlife contraband is burnt in Medan, Indonesia. The black market for illegal wildlife trade is considered the biggest threat to many endangered species. Although it is controlled by laws created by member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, illegal trade continues. And many species are now being pushed ever closer to extinction to satisfy huge demand for such things as medicines, collectables, pets and clothing. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Tiger skin is destroyed at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton Wildlife contraband is burnt in Medan, Indonesia. The black market for illegal wildlife trade is considered the biggest threat to many endangered species. Although it is controlled by laws created by member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, illegal trade continues. And many species are now being pushed ever closer to extinction to satisfy huge demand for such things as medicines, collectables, pets and clothing. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Tiger skin is destroyed at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton Wildlife contraband is burnt in Medan, Indonesia. The black market for illegal wildlife trade is considered the biggest threat to many endangered species. Although it is controlled by laws created by member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, illegal trade continues. And many species are now being pushed ever closer to extinction to satisfy huge demand for such things as medicines, collectables, pets and clothing. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The burning of tiger taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh. Photo: Paul Hilton Wildlife contraband is burnt in Medan, Indonesia. The black market for illegal wildlife trade is considered the biggest threat to many endangered species. Although it is controlled by laws created by member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, illegal trade continues. And many species are now being pushed ever closer to extinction to satisfy huge demand for such things as medicines, collectables, pets and clothing. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • The burning of tiger taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh. Photo: Paul Hilton Wildlife contraband is burnt in Medan, Indonesia. The black market for illegal wildlife trade is considered the biggest threat to many endangered species. Although it is controlled by laws created by member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, illegal trade continues. And many species are now being pushed ever closer to extinction to satisfy huge demand for such things as medicines, collectables, pets and clothing. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Stuffed tigers burning after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • An activist holds an elephant tusk in front of a pile of burnt tusks in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A guard with burnt tusks. More than 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns were destroyed in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A guard stands by the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Taxidermied tigers burning after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Cat taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are burnt after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Taxidermied tigers burning after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • A tiger skin at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earthtree. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earthtree
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  • Ivory ornaments and elephant tusks await destruction in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of wildlife contraband, including Tiger Skins, at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of wildlife contraband, including Tiger Skins, at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of wildlife contraband, including Tiger Skins, at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of tiger and crocodile skins and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of tiger and crocodile skins and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Burnt ivory ornaments and elephant tusks in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Piles of elephant tusks burning. More that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns were destroyed in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Piles of elephant tusks burning. More that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns were destroyed in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An activist holds a rhino horn in front of a pile of tusks awaiting destruction in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • People view the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Taxidermied tigers burning after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • A taxidermied tiger is destroyed amongst other contraband after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are burnt after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Taxidermied tigers burning after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • A guard stands by the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Guard stands by the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A guard stands by piles of tusks at the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Guards in a truck full of elephant tusks awaiting destruction in Kenya. The tusks - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Ivory ornaments and elephant tusks await destruction in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A guard stands by the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Tiger taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earthtree
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  • Illegal logging within the protected Leuser Ecostsyem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An activist holds an elephant tusk in front of a pile of burnt tusks in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Piles of elephant tusks burning. More that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns were destroyed in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Ivory ornaments and elephant tusks await destruction in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A guard stands by piles of tusks at the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A pile of tusks awaiting destruction in Kenya. The tusks - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An activist holds a rhino horn in front of a pile of tusks awaiting destruction in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An activist holds #worthmorealive sign in front of a pile of tusks awaiting destruction in Kenya. The tusks - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Elephant tusks await the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • The burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Illegal land clearing in some of the last lowland forest within the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia.Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of taxidermies and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are burnt after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Stuffed tigers burning after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Stuffed exotic animals and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earthtree
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  • Stuffed exotic animals and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earthtree
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  • Ivory ornaments and elephant tusks await destruction in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A guard stands by the burning of more that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Piles of elephant tusks burning. More that 100 tonnes of Elephant tusks and Rhino horns were destroyed in Kenya. The tusks alone - from about 8,000 elephants - would be worth more than $105 million on the black market. Conservationists worry that there is a a real threat of elephants becoming extinct in the next 50 years because of poaching bankrolled by the illegal trade in ivory. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Registration of tiger and crocodile skins and other wildlife contraband at a police station in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia before they are destroyed after several busts of wildlife crime syndicates that had been operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans still coexist under the same canopy. The syndicates have trade routes, spanning the globe and as illegal palm oil expansion moves into the last remaining blocks of forest allowing poachers easy access to some of the last iconic species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Illegally logged trees within the Leuser Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Turtles are consumed every year across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their shells are used in TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Taxidermied Elephant feet Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Manta ray gills line the shop front, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Exotic lizards for sale. Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • Marovo Lagoon is a large saltwater lagoon located in the New Georgia Islands, north of Vangunu Island, at 8.48°S 158.07°E. It is part of the Solomon Islands. It encompasses 700 square km and is protected by a double barrier reef system. The Marovo Lagoon World Heritage Area is located in the Marovo Lagoon. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Locals with a canoe, comb the reef for fish, Marovo Lagoon. There are many islands in the lagoon, some of which are inhabited. The people speak the Marovo language and live mainly by subsistence agriculture and are skilled at fishing. The lagoon is a popular destination for diving and eco- tourism. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Vetanarians from the International elephant project and the Indonesian ministry of forestry assist an injured Sumatran elephant, after it was caught in a poachers snare. Photo: Paul Hilton for WCS
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  • Singkel peat swamp from Above, Trumon, Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia. Lat: 2,44.3859N Long: 97,39.5139E.  Photo: Paul Hilton for RAN   Photo: Paul Hilton for RAN
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  • Elephant tusks and Rhino horns waiting to be destroyed in Kenya. More than 100 tonnes of ivory was burned. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Newly cleared land on a palm oil plantation, Pt Tuilsng Raya, Aceh Timor, within the Leuser ecosystem. Photo: Paul Hilton for RAN
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  • recently cleard forest within the protected Tripa peat forest. Aceh Province, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • On patrol with the FKL rangers in Leuser Ecosystem. The Ecosystem is home to some of the last wild herds of elephants in Sumatra. Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) rangers serve to protect the Leuser Ecosystem, which is one of the most biodiverse hotspots in the world; home to rhino, orangutan, tigers and elephants. The area is under enormous threat from poachers and deforestation to make room for roads and palm oil plantations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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