Rhino होर्न्स:--- The Moreh trade point in the Himalayas between the Indian state of Manipur and Myanmar is a hotspot for smuggling of items such as deer antlers and rhino horns, used in Asian traditional medicine. Kaziranga, a natural reserve in the neighboring Assam, is home to a third of the world's 2,700 remaining rhinos, whose prized horns attract poachers in large numbers. Poaching was brought under control until 2006, thanks largely to heightened government security measures and a better intelligence network. But with the rhino population dwindling in Nepal and elsewhere in South Asia, poachers are targeting Kaziranga once again. Rhinos horn is believed to possess aphrodisiac qualities, besides being useful for curing fever and stomach ailments. Like ivory, IT is also in demand in the Middle East for making handles of ornamental daggers. A rhino horn can sell for up to $30,000 per kilogram. Smuggled horns travel from the northeast of India to Kathmandu in Nepal, and on to China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Middle East. All five rhino species in the world are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of endangered species.
kordysaps:--- This "natural viagra" is gaining popularity worldwide as an aphrodisiac, and is making its way in larger quantities from the Himalayan regions of India and neighboring countries through Nepal to Hong Kong and mainland China, where is sells for $1,500 to 3,000 per kilogram. Also known as yartsa gombu in Nepalese, this parasitic fungus develops on the head of a moth larva, hepialus virescens. The larva hibernates during the winter, when it gets infested by the fungus. As the winter snow begins to melt, smugglers set up tents at altitudes between 6,000 and 10,000 feet to catch the emerging larva and extract the cordyceps. In addition to possessing aphrodisiac properties, the fungus is said to cure heart ailments, asthma and other diseases. Experts and conservationists are warning that both the moth and the fungus species may soon be exploited to extinction.
sought:--- AfterDespite heightened international efforts to halt wildlife smuggling, dozens of species continue to be killed, felled or captured alive in India to be smuggled to China and other parts of East and South Asia. They fetch lofty prices in the increasingly wealthier Chinese market, or are sold further to richer markets in the Middle East and North America. Though the international tiger and tiger parts trade has been hogging the limelight, there are many lesser-known species much sought-after for their meat, hide and parts, or simply their beauty. By Madhur Singh
Butterflies:--- India is home to 1,500 species of butterflies, which are found practically all over the country and especially in the many mountain ranges like the Himalayas, the Nilgiri Hills and the Western Ghats that slice the country into separate geographical regions। But of late, these small, winged beauties have been disappearing both due to depletion of forest cover and to poachers who smuggle prized species such as the threatened Apollo and Swallowtail into China and countries in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand। Here, they are sold as curios, often finally making their way to destinations in the West। Given lack of awareness among rural communities in India, intrepid smugglers have been known to pay off locals at rates of $1 per catch, which they then sell in the international market for as much as $3,500। There have been many incidents where international smugglers were released from police custody because no one knew whether the butterfly was a threatened species or not.
Red Sanders:--- A high-valued, fragrant timber native to Andhra Pradesh in southern India, red sanders is smuggled across many state and international borders to be sold illegally in Japan, Singapore, and increasingly, China। Over the centuries, this prized wood has been part of dowries in Japan and used to make traditional musical instruments। Now, it is feeding burgeoning demand in China, where it is used to make incense, medicines, facial creams, fragrant furniture and other materials. The trade route is usually via Nepal and Myanmar, though the sea is also used. The species is covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) which forbids international trade of endangered timber as logs, but recent seizures in Nepal and in Southeast Asia suggest increasingly quantities are being smuggled.
Rhino होर्न्स:--- The Moreh trade point in the Himalayas between the Indian state of Manipur and Myanmar is a hotspot for smuggling of items such as deer antlers and rhino horns, used in Asian traditional medicine. Kaziranga, a natural reserve in the neighboring Assam, is home to a third of the world's 2,700 remaining rhinos, whose prized horns attract poachers in large numbers. Poaching was brought under control until 2006, thanks largely to heightened government security measures and a better intelligence network. But with the rhino population dwindling in Nepal and elsewhere in South Asia, poachers are targeting Kaziranga once again. Rhinos horn is believed to possess aphrodisiac qualities, besides being useful for curing fever and stomach ailments. Like ivory, IT is also in demand in the Middle East for making handles of ornamental daggers. A rhino horn can sell for up to $30,000 per kilogram. Smuggled horns travel from the northeast of India to Kathmandu in Nepal, and on to China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Middle East. All five rhino species in the world are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of endangered species.
kordysaps:--- This "natural viagra" is gaining popularity worldwide as an aphrodisiac, and is making its way in larger quantities from the Himalayan regions of India and neighboring countries through Nepal to Hong Kong and mainland China, where is sells for $1,500 to 3,000 per kilogram. Also known as yartsa gombu in Nepalese, this parasitic fungus develops on the head of a moth larva, hepialus virescens. The larva hibernates during the winter, when it gets infested by the fungus. As the winter snow begins to melt, smugglers set up tents at altitudes between 6,000 and 10,000 feet to catch the emerging larva and extract the cordyceps. In addition to possessing aphrodisiac properties, the fungus is said to cure heart ailments, asthma and other diseases. Experts and conservationists are warning that both the moth and the fungus species may soon be exploited to extinction.
sought:--- AfterDespite heightened international efforts to halt wildlife smuggling, dozens of species continue to be killed, felled or captured alive in India to be smuggled to China and other parts of East and South Asia. They fetch lofty prices in the increasingly wealthier Chinese market, or are sold further to richer markets in the Middle East and North America. Though the international tiger and tiger parts trade has been hogging the limelight, there are many lesser-known species much sought-after for their meat, hide and parts, or simply their beauty. By Madhur Singh
Butterflies:--- India is home to 1,500 species of butterflies, which are found practically all over the country and especially in the many mountain ranges like the Himalayas, the Nilgiri Hills and the Western Ghats that slice the country into separate geographical regions। But of late, these small, winged beauties have been disappearing both due to depletion of forest cover and to poachers who smuggle prized species such as the threatened Apollo and Swallowtail into China and countries in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand। Here, they are sold as curios, often finally making their way to destinations in the West। Given lack of awareness among rural communities in India, intrepid smugglers have been known to pay off locals at rates of $1 per catch, which they then sell in the international market for as much as $3,500। There have been many incidents where international smugglers were released from police custody because no one knew whether the butterfly was a threatened species or not. 
Red Sanders:--- A high-valued, fragrant timber native to Andhra Pradesh in southern India, red sanders is smuggled across many state and international borders to be sold illegally in Japan, Singapore, and increasingly, China। Over the centuries, this prized wood has been part of dowries in Japan and used to make traditional musical instruments। Now, it is feeding burgeoning demand in China, where it is used to make incense, medicines, facial creams, fragrant furniture and other materials. The trade route is usually via Nepal and Myanmar, though the sea is also used. The species is covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) which forbids international trade of endangered timber as logs, but recent seizures in Nepal and in Southeast Asia suggest increasingly quantities are being smuggled.
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