# @usfws on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJexiVyJSza
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30411688-usfws-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1a2e9e0b5e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-10T17:11:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (@usfws) — https://gondola.cc/usfws

## Caption

Name something that doesn’t belong in boots or car seats…

How about parakeets?

On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 12 orange-fronted parakeets were seized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement at the Otay Port of Entry in California, following an alleged smuggling attempt intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The birds were found tied at the feet and wrapped in pantyhose, some were found stuffed in a man’s boots while others crammed inside the seat of the car. Unfortunately, three of the birds passed away. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is actively working to save the remaining parakeets and provide appropriate veterinary care. This is an ongoing investigation.

The orange-fronted parakeet is protected by the Wild Bird Conservation Act and the Global Conservation for Wildlife as CITES Appendix II. While not globally threatened, the species faces threats like habitat loss and illegal capture for the pet trade.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement is proud of the collaboration with our federal partners on the front lines of our nations’ borders to combat international wildlife trafficking.

Bird smuggling is a crime. Protect wildlife — report it, don’t commit it.

Report a wildlife crime at www.fws.gov/wildlife-crime-tips

Reel by Rebecca Fabbri/USFWS

Video description: seized orange-fronted parakeets parakeets huddle next to eachother in a cage, followed by a scene of how they were found, to close up shots of them in the cage again, one parakeet climbs on the side and looks at the camera. #wildlifesmuggling #wildlifetrafficking #orangefrontedparakeets

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## Tags

orangefrontedparakeets, wildlifesmuggling, wildlifetrafficking

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