On the Trail - Robin des Bois

Seizure of 8 birds: 3 blue-and-gold macaws (Ara
ararauna, Appendix II), 2 scarlet macaws (Ara
macao, Appendix I), 2 keel-billed toucans (Ramphastos
sulfuratus, Appendix II), 1 mealy amazon
(Amazona farinosa, Appendix II).
Ricaurte, Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia
July 2013
The seizure took place nearly 100 kilometers from
Bogota. The birds are in bad shape. They were given
to the Mesitas del Colegio Wild fauna Rehabilitation
Center in the same department.
Darwin’s rheas © Dagpeak
Sentenced to 5-year prison term and US$ 3,250
fine for trafficking 75 Helmeted hornbills (7.7kg)
(Rhinoplax vigil, Appendix I)
Zhuhai, Province of Guangdong, China
July 2013
The man had been arrested on January 19th 2013 in
the Gongbei Port. Helmeted hornbills are poached
for their meat, their feathers and their skulls known
under the name of «casques». The latter are sculpted
to become items of interior decor if not turned
into jewellery and sold to the public as ivory. Helmeted
Hornbill casques are the object of many beliefs
and traditions in South- East Asia. Each casque
weighs 10% of the animal’s weight, therefore up to
300g. The value of an uncarved casque is between
US$ 1,600 and US$ 5,000. The species is threatened
by deforestation and plantations.
© Aspire Auctions
Seizure of 2 blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna,
Appendix II)
Puerto Quijarro, Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
July 2013
Puerto Quijarro is found in eastern Bolivia, next to
the Brazilian border. According to the authorities,
the man was probably taking the birds to Brazil
where he could sell them for more money in the
domestic animals market. The birds were transferred
to a refuge and should be released back into
the wild later on.
Blue-and-gold Macaws in prison.
© Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca
Seizure of a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna,
Appendix II),
Paraná, Brazil
7 August 2013
The specimen was recuperated along with 10 of
other wild birds in the midst of 3 operations carried
out at the homes of denounced or repented individuals.
Seizure of 14 live birds
Cuenca, Province of Azuay, Ecuador
August 7, 2013
The birds have been freed. They are in good health,
young and vivacious. 13 of them are parrots (genus
Brotogeris and Agapornis). 3 species of the Brotogeris
genus found in Ecuador and listed by CITES:
cobalt-winged parakeet (Brotogeris cyanoptera,
Appendix II), grey-cheeked parakeet (Brotogeris
pyrrhoptera, Appendix II), tui parakeet (Brotogeris
sanctithomae, Appendix II). The 14th bird is an
orange-winged amazon (Amazona Amazónica, Appendix
II).
Soon free
© Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador
On The Trail # 2. Robin des Bois
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