Rhinoceros

Katie Falkenberg, For The Times / February 18, 2012

Federal wildlife investigators crack rhinoceros horn smuggling ring in Calif, other states

By Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Federal wildlife investigators have broken up an international smuggling ring that trafficked in sawed-off rhinoceros horns for buyers in Vietnam and China who believe they cure cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
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Somalia

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Lion smugglers plague Somalia

Rescued lion cubs highlight big problem of wildlife smuggling and ecosystem destruction in Somalia

Grumpy and Scar (photo credit: Tristan McConnell / GlobalPost)