Man Tries To Smuggle 35 Birds Past US Customs For Singing Contests Man Tries To Smuggle 35 Birds Past US Customs For Singing Contests A search revealed the man was wearing dozens of small cylindrical containers with mesh-covered openings, allowing the birds inside to breathe, according to photos published online.
Finches are in particularly high demand due to their superior singing abilities.(Representational)
New York, United States:
Customs officials at New York s JFK Airport discovered 35 live finches attached to a man s jacket and ankles as he attempted to smuggle them into the country for singing competitions, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
A search revealed the man was wearing dozens of small cylindrical containers with mesh-covered openings, allowing the birds inside to breathe, according to photos published online.
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Man arrested at JFK airport after 35 birds intended for singing contests found in his clothing
April 28, 2021 / 6:31 AM / CBS/AFP
Customs officials at New York s JFK Airport discovered 35 live finches attached to a man s jacket and ankles as he attempted to smuggle them into the country for singing competitions, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
According to a complaint, a search revealed Kevin Andre McKenzie, 36, was wearing dozens of small cylindrical containers with mesh-covered openings, allowing the birds inside to breathe, according to photos released by the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
The birds were concealed in his suit jacket and beneath his pants legs, with each bird hidden inside a hair curler, according to the complaint.
CORRECTED: Gorilla among 200 endangered species threatened by conflict: conservationists
28 April 2021 By AFP 2 min 38Approximate reading time Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant populations and the critically-endangered Eastern gorilla, conservationists warned Wednesday. A report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature examined the close interplay between the environment and armed conflict, warning that human violence and unrest were taking a devastating toll on nature. The report stressed that sustainable management of natural resources should be seen as a tool to help preserve peace. “Degradation of nature increases the likelihood of conflict, while wars devastate not only lives, but also the natural environment,” IUCN director general Bruno Oberle said in a statement.
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