Birds

Indonesia smugglers stuffed exotic birds in pipes: police

Smugglers who allegedly stuffed 125 exotic birds into drain pipes have been arrested in Indonesia, officials said Thursday, as part of a bid to clamp down on a lucrative illegal trade in wildlife.Four men have been charged after 41 endangered white cockatoos and 84 eclectus parrots were discovered squashed into plastic piping that had been cut and sealed at each end by wire.Police said the men were arrested in four separate locations in eastern Indonesia, and are part of a suspected wildlife

16 November 2017
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