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Wildlife Rescued in Trinidad and Tobago

Critter News

Three corrupt police officers in Trinidad and Tobago robbed a couple of Venezuelan wildlife smugglers and were subsequently arrested themselves. Over 1,000 animals were rescued, including 500 bull finches and 300 picoplats, The rescued wildlife also included monkeys, parrots, macaws and other species from Venezuela.

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Forest Bathing

10,000 Birds

It had been some months since we had been in the hills of Trinidad’s Northern Range, and let it be known that all forests are very different. We heard some animal trundling through the bushes but got no visual. It was October 17th, and we spent almost the entire day within eyesight of our folding chairs and sandwiches.

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