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Man arrested on suspicion of smuggling exotic parakeets inside cowboy boots across border
The alleged smuggler, a Mexican citizen, was arrested on suspicion of hiding the birds in nylon stockings concealed inside ...
Man caught smuggling parakeets in his boots at US-Mexico border, officials say
The Mexican citizen is accused of hiding the orange-fronted parakeets, a protected species from Western Mexico and Costa Rica ...
Two protected parakeets found dead in smuggling attempt at border
A man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling 12 protected Orange Fronted Parakeets into the United States from Mexico.
Man tries to enter U.S. with rare parakeets stuffed in boots, car seat
A man who allegedly tried to smuggle parakeets over the border – stuffed in his boots and the seat of his car – now faces ...
Man tries to sneak 12 birds into CA in boots, car, feds say. It ends tragically
A man tried to sneak 12 protected birds into California from Mexico in his boots and car, and two of the birds were later ...
Bird smuggler found with parakeets in his boots at the border: US Attorney's Office
Among the 12 protected Orange Fronted Parakeets found during the smuggling attempt, at least two died, a third suffered a ...
Tropical parakeets ruffle feathers at Belfast park
Amateur wildlife photographers have been flocking to a north Belfast park to spot a tropical new arrival. Bedecked with ...
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The sun-kissed parakeets
Andrew Albert, former Toshao of Karasabai Village, South Pakaraimas, Region Nine (Upper Takutu–Upper Essequibo), didn’t realise the importance of the ...
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Man accused of smuggling 12 parakeets inside boots and car at border
A man who allegedly tried to smuggle a dozen parakeets stuffed inside his boots and inside the seat of his car through the ...