Nigeria’s Customs Agency says he has taken over Kuwait to more than 5,69 birds.
On July, July, the Customs Service (NCS) of Nigeria stopped a ring-monopoly parrot and yellow-friend canary at the International Airport, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
NCS spokesperson Abdullahi Mawada told the BBC that NCS spokesman Abdullah Mawwad said that wildlife smuggling is frequent in the country.
It has become an important transition center for ivory, pangolin scale and other wildlife products due to the porous boundaries of Nigeria, comprehensive corruption and weak implementation.
The NCS said they were able to obstruct the birds through regular inspection.
The statement states that the shipment does not contain the required documents and permits. Although the bird is normal, they must have the right documents.
Investigations are underway to find those responsible for illegal cargo and prosecute them, he said that the birds would be taken to the National Park service for rehabilitation before leaving the forest.
July was seized on July 7, but it was publicly shared on Tuesday so that the inquiry should not be “threatened”, Shri Mawada said.
He said that most smuggled animals in Nigeria were bound to Asia.
Nigeria is a signature in the international trade convention of dangerous species of wild animals and plants (CITES) – an international contract that controls the trade of rare plants and animals – but is the center of illegal wildlife smuggling.
According to the Animal Conservation Charity Birdlife International, illegal wildlife trade generates $ 7- $ 23 billion ($ 17-1-17 billion) globally.
Songsburds, such as Cannes, are in high demand for global smuggling trade due to popular singing competitions, Charity said.
The rare species of wild parrots can get $ 1000 or more.
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