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Coverage dated May 24, 2023

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to a bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

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At just 9 weeks old, these parrots have already survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest.

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    Chirping bag leads to smuggler with parrot eggs (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    At just 9 weeks old, these parrots have already survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest.

  2. Madison

    Chirping sounds lead airport officials to a bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs (opens Madison)

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    At just 9 weeks old, these parrots have already survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest.

  3. WDTN Dayton

    Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs (opens WDTN Dayton)

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    WDTN Dayton's feed description

    At just 9 weeks old, these parrots have already survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Chirping sounds lead officials at MIA to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have...

  5. The Boston Globe

    Chirping sounds lead Florida airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs (opens The Boston Globe)

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    It was the hatchlings' faint chirping inside a carry-on bag at the Miami airport that brought them to the attention of a US Customs and Border Protection officer.

  6. CBS News

    Chirping sounds led Miami airport officials to a bag full of smuggled Amazon parrot eggs. Here's how most of the chicks survived. (opens CBS News)

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    At just 9 weeks old, the parrots survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Chirping leads airport officials to smuggled parrot eggs (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. >> The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March.

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