{{Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) in conjunction with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have impounded 25 young parrots that were being smuggled out of Uganda.}}<\/p>\n
According to the UWA, the birds, that include 21 grey parrots and four brown-necked ones, were being smuggled to the DR Congo.<\/p>\n
The parrots were reportedly captured from Queen Elizabeth National Park. They were impounded last week at Mpondwe border post on the Uganda-DR Congo border.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmigrations and security people suspected a box to be contraband. They opened it and found smuggled parrots but the owner had since fled and abandoned his\/her loot,\u201d Mr John Makombo, the UWA conservation director told local media.<\/p>\n
Trade in African grey parrots is a lucrative business as it fetches between $1500 to $4000 on the international market. <\/p>\n
A total of 150 African grey parrots were recently impounded in Kasese District on the Uganda-Congo border.<\/p>\n
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