BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – You’ve seen them. Maybe it registered at the time, but unless you’re a bird person, maybe it didn’t. Parakeets, more than a foot tall, with lime green plumage and touches ...

A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged in San Diego federal court this week on allegations that he attempted to smuggle exotic parakeets across the U.S.-Mexico border by hiding the birds inside ...

A San Diego man is facing federal charges for allegedly trying to smuggle 17 exotic birds across the U.S.-Mexico border, with his arrest coming just days after a different man tried to smuggle birds ...

SAN DIEGO — A 26-year-old San Diego man accused of smuggling 17 exotic birds to the United States from Mexico was charged on Tuesday. Ricardo Alonzo was the driver and registered owner of a vehicle ...

One cage contained undeclared parakeets and parrots. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection) A San Diego man who allegedly tried to smuggle 17 exotic birds across the U.S.-Mexico border ...

Wild parakeet breeding populations are established in more than 30 countries They're good at adapting to new environments, and there are few natural predators outside native area Love them or hate ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Looking at exotic animals from afar is one thing. Hanging out with them is another. Roger Williams Park Zoo's new "Birds from Down Under" exhibit allows visitors to interact with ...

Birds make up the largest group of captive wild animals in the United States, according to Animal Law Source. Birds have fewer protections than other animals, but if you're buying, selling or breeding ...

FORT WALTON BEACH — Over 160 exotic birds were rescued recently from a home where the owner had passed away, leaving them flying loose without food or water for several days. The Fort Walton Beach ...

SAN DIEGO -- A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged in San Diego federal court this week on allegations he attempted to smuggle exotic parakeets across the U.S.-Mexico border by hiding the birds ...