Critter News

MAY 16, 2009

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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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2009

Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife trafficking latin america. They are dying them to look like Amazonian species which are more valuable on the black market.

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Trafficking Parrots Wildlife America 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

… Tags: honduras , macaws , national bird , Scarlet Macaw • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. I blame Charlie Sheen. What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked.

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2011 Deer New York Owls 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

There has been one for the last couple winters at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, but I don’t think anyone has gotten as close to it as I got to the one at the Queens Zoo. Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 2 Answer: Thick-billed Parrot So who wins? DIABOLICAL!!! I’ll leave it to you all to decide in the comments.

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Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. But this critically endangered and majestic blue parrot has remained elusive to most of the world and, sniffle sniffle, to me as well.

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 203

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Once you understand the mind-boggling biodiversity of the area beyond toucans and parrots, you realize how special Central America is. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Tags: iatb • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

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Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150