Pangolins, Elephant Tusks, White Rhino (IMAGE)

The University of Hong Kong

Pangolins, Elephant Tusks, White Rhino

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(Image credits and captions from left to right) BY ADRIAN STEIRN - Pangolins are the world's most traded mammal - the scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and the meat served as a restaurant delicacy in many parts of Asia.

BY ADRIAN STEIRN - The vast stockpile of confiscated elephant tusks inside Zimbabwe's ivory vault in Harare. In 2016, the vault held more than 90 tonnes of ivory.

By Neil Aldridge - Sedated and blindfolded, this white rhino was transported from South Africa for release in Botswana's Okavango Delta, as part of an initiative to restore rhino populations to that country.

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@Photographers Against Wildlife Crimes.

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