17 November 2017
A wildlife raid in Indonesia
yielded startling results after 125 exotic birds were found squashed into
pipes.
Police say 84 eclectus parrots
and 41 endangered white cockatoos were stuffed into drain pipes sealed by wire.
Indonesia's vast jungles are home
to many threatened bird species. The country is trying to rein in a rampant
wildlife trade.
Separate raids were conducted in
parts of eastern Indonesia, leading to the arrests of four men.
If found guilty, they face jail
sentences of up to five years and fines of 100m Rupiah ($7,400; £5,600).
Indonesia is home to a
large-scale illegal trade of birds, many of which find themselves sold in giant
avian markets.
Many poached birds are also
smuggled abroad.
Dwi Adhiasto of the Wildlife
Conservation Society believes the birds uncovered from Monday's raid were on
their way to the Philippines, given links to "a parrot smuggling network
there".
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