Reposted by Chris R. Shepherd
Traffickers are targeting Sulawesi’s critically endangered maleo bird, using families as couriers to smuggle juveniles from Indonesia to India.
Researchers urge India, Indonesia, and Thailand to step up airport surveillance and establish protocols to return seized birds.
Spoorthy Raman reports.
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Wildlife traffickers are now targeting Indonesia’s critically endangered maleo birds
Maleos, black-and-white birds that stand 60 centimeters (2 feet) tall with a distinctive splash of blue, orange and yellow on their faces, roam Sulawesi’s thick tropical jungles. But when it’s time…