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Crates full of illegal ivory are displayed during a press conference in Hong Kong, Aug. 7, 2013.
A shipment of illegal ivory, rhino horns and leopard skins worth $5.3 million was seized in Hong Kong's second big bust of endangered species products in a month.
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Rhino horns seized by Hong Kong customs officials are displayed during a press conference in Hong Kong, Aug. 7, 2013.
Customs officials at the Kwai Chung cargo examination compound seized the HK$41 million haul containing 1,120 ivory tusks, 13 rhino horns and five pieces of leopard skin after searching a container declared as wood from Nigeria.
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Vincent Wong, the Group Head of Ports and Maritime Command, center, gestures during a press conference about the shipment of illegal ivory, rhino horns and leopard skins in Hong Kong, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Wildlife activists say China's growing presence in Africa is to blame for an unprecedented surge in poaching of elephants for their tusks, most of which are believed to be smuggled into China and Thailand to make ivory ornaments.
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Cameramen take video of the illegal ivory in Hong Kong, Aug. 7, 2013.
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A photographer takes pictures of the illegal ivory after a press conference in Hong Kong, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Ivory tusks seized by Hong Kong customs officials are displayed during a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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A Hong Kong customs officer carries an ivory tusk during a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Leopard skins seized by Hong Kong customs officials are displayed during a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Leopard skins seized by customs officials are displayed during a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Ivory tusks seized by Hong Kong customs officials are displayed during a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Ivory tusks seized by Hong Kong customs officials are displayed during a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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A customs officer packs the illegal leopard skins into a box after a press conference, Aug. 7, 2013.
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Seized ivory tusks from another bust in Hong Kong last month are displayed during a Hong Kong Customs press conference, July 19, 2014.
More than 1,000 ivory tusks, mainly from baby elephants, were seized by Hong Kong customs in July in what was their biggest haul in three years, officials said.
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Seized ivory tusks are displayed during a Hong Kong Customs press conference, July 19, 2014.
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Law enforcement officers stand next to seized ivory tusks on display during a Hong Kong Customs press conference, July 19, 2014.
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Seized ivory tusks are displayed during a Hong Kong Customs press conference, July 19, 2014.
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Law enforcement officers stand guard next to seized ivory tusks on display during a Hong Kong Customs press conference, July 19, 2014.
