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 ...

Strolling through St. Paul’s Phalen Park last fall with some birdwatching friends, I heard an unusual bird call, repeated several times. Following the sounds to an oak tree, we were startled to see ...

If you live in California, chances are you've had Polly and friends show up in your yard. You're definitely not alone. California has thriving populations of wild parrots and parakeets, and their ...

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 ...

Nigerian customs officials have announced one of the largest seizures of its kind in years, intercepting more than 1,600 parrots and canaries at Lagos international airport that were being illegally ...

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 ...

HUDSON, Fla. — You can hear the sanctuary squawking. With 900 parrots it sounds like how you would imagine a rainforest. The Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary encompasses 3.5 acres in the heart of Hudson.

A man is accused of trying to sneak exotic birds into California from Mexico, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man tried to sneak more than a dozen exotic birds into California from Mexico ...

Here’s what you need to know about owning a raccoon as a pet in Florida, and how some exotic pets in Florida are classified by the FWC.

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 ...