Massive songbird seizure highlights Indonesia’s unrelenting illegal wildlife trade

Mongabay
Feb 12, 2025, 9:31 pm1.1k ptsInteresting
Authorities in Indonesia have made yet another major seizure of smuggled songbirds, highlighting the persistent pressure from a trade with deep cultural roots in the country. The shipment of 6,860 songbirds from West Nusa Tenggara province was intercepted on Feb. 1 following a tip at Tanjung Wangi Port at the…

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