By Pam Wright
June 09 2018 11:30 AM EDT
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A blue-and-yellow macaw sits on its cage during a Pet Bird exhibition in the Jordanian capital Amman, on October 27, 2017.
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At a Glance
- While state and federal laws protect native birds from being poached in Florida, the Sunshine State’s parrots are an exception.
- Although they have been spotted in the state since the 1920s, blue and yellow macaws are not considered native.
Florida’s wild parrots are being poached and sold on the internet, and the practice is perfectly legal.
While state and federal laws protect Florida’s native birds from being poached, parrots are the exception because they are not considered native, the Miami New Times reports.
Considered one of the most trainable and intelligent of all parrot species, the blue and yellow macaw is native to the tropical rainforests of South America, including those in…
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