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Coverage dated October 22, 2026

Rare Indonesian maleo birds face new threat from international exotic pet trade

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Wildlife traffickers are increasingly targeting critically endangered maleo birds from coastal Indonesia for the international exotic pet trade, according to a recent study. In 2024, enforcement agencies recorded three separate seizures totaling 25 live juvenile maleo birds (Macrocephalon maleo) en …

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  1. Mongabay

    Rare Indonesian maleo birds face new threat from international exotic pet trade (opens Mongabay)

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    Wildlife traffickers are increasingly targeting critically endangered maleo birds from coastal Indonesia for the international exotic pet trade, according to a recent study. In 2024, enforcement agencies recorded three separate seizures totaling 25 live juvenile maleo birds (Macrocephalon maleo) en …

  2. The Good Men Project

    Wildlife Traffickers Are Now Targeting Indonesia’s Critically Endangered Maleo Birds (opens The Good Men Project)

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    Sulawesi’s critically endangered maleo birds are increasingly targeted by wildlife traffickers, according to a new study that documented seizures of smuggled birds.

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