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Solomon Islands ‘launders’ exotic birds
The Solomon Islands has become a hub for “laundering” wild birds into the global captive-bred bird trade, says the wildlife trade watchdog Traffic.
Thousands of parrots, cockatoos and other exotic birds have been exported over the last 10 years, they report.
But officials say there are no major captive breeding units in the islands. Read article
Tags: Australasia, birds, Crime, Species extintion
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