Lagos airport seizes over 1600 exotic birds headed for Kuwait

Nigerian customs said they intercepted a shipment with more than 1620 live parrots and canaries that were being transported from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to Kuwait without a permit, in one of the biggest wildlife trafficking seizures in years.

During a routine check, customs agents seized ring-necked parakeets and green and yellow-fronted canaries, two protected species, at the airport on July 31, the authority…