Toucans seized at border rehabilitated at Bronx Zoo

Over a dozen keel-billed toucans that were smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border have been rehabilitated at the Bronx Zoo.

Sedated, injured, even dead: Exotic bird smuggling cases underscore a problem at the border

One defendant hid 14 sedated keel-billed toucans in his Volkswagen Passat. The other put 17 exotic birds under a car seat, ...
Hoodline

Bronx Zoo Turns Border Bust Into Tropical Comeback for Trafficked Toucans

It is a long way from a car dashboard compartment to a lush indoor rainforest, but two young keel-billed toucans have made ...
Los Angeles Times

Border inspector finds protected birds in man’s pants. Here’s how he tried to explain it

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When U.S. Customs and Border Protections agents questioned what was behind the ‘abnormally bulging’ groin of a ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Birding: Birds know no borders

We are hearing a lot about national borders these days. Immigrants escape poverty and persecution by crossing borders. Goods shipped across borders may be subject to high tariffs soon. Or perhaps not.
Fox 5 San Diego

Man suspected of smuggling exotic birds at border

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man suspected of ...