Man selling eagles on Facebook arrested in Indonesia
by Petrus Riski for Mongabay, part of the Guardian En from on (#DJZF)
Changeable hawk-eagle, white-bellied sea eagle and spotted kestrel among 16 birds siezed by police in the port city of Surabaya, reports Mongabay
Police in Indonesia's second city of Surabaya, a hotbed of wildlife trafficking, seized 16 eagles of various types from a trafficker who was using Facebook to connect with potential customers.
A tip alerted the authorities to the trafficker. They used the internet to confirm his activities before moving to arrest him at his house in Surabaya's Bubutan area.
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