Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport
Last Thursday's arrest follows that of a 23-year-old Thai citizen in July, also caught at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport, who was attempting to smuggle 418 parrot eggs.
To combat the threat, the country adopted a new strategy six years ago to strengthen collaboration between government institutions, law enforcement agencies, conservation authorities, customs officials, prosecutors and international partners to dismantle criminal networks involved in the illicit wildlife trade.
Initial investigations suggest the eggs belong to a parrot species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites).
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