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Man Caught Smuggling 200 Birds

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A man was arrested at the airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil after 200 canaries were found in his suitcase. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. Sixty of them were dead from suffocation and thirst. How horrible.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

September 2017, Cerrado, Brazil. Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. Lendrum is charismatic and obsessed.

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Gobal Smuggling Ring Uncovered in Brazil

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Police said it was the biggest single operation in the past decade against rampant illegal wildlife traffic in the South American country. Brazil is one of the world's hotspots for animal smuggling because of its rich diversity of animals. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling brazil trafficking latin america.

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