Post by: AngelOfThyNight on February 12, 2016, 09:24:54 AM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish army has confiscated 700 parrots and 294 budgerigars on the border with Syria, it said on Friday, as its tighter security measures ensnare what was once a thriving trade in domesticated birds.
Source: Turkish army seizes parrots, budgies on Syria border (http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/oddlyEnoughNews/~3/9JqVDew-5gA/story01.htm)