How an Obsession With Rare Bird Feathers Turned Criminal
Published 24 Apr 2018, 16:20 BST
A superb bird-of-paradise, Lophorina superba.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
The tail feathers of male king birds of paradise.
Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic
A male king bird of paradise.
Photograph by Tim Laman, National Geographic
A male resplendent quetzal.
Photograph by Konrad Wothe, Minden Pictures/National Geographic
The tail of a male Wilson's bird of paradise.
Photograph by Robert Clark, National Geographic
A male Victoria's riflebird on display.
Photograph by Tim Laman, National Geographic