A Hyacinth macaw, 11 Hahn’s macaws, nine Severe macaws and one Pesquet’s Parrot, which were on their way to Bangalore, were rescued from the airport on Sunday. The Hyacinth macaw is brilliant blue in colour and is the largest macaw species that is native to South America. Forest department officials failed to remember the last time they had seized a Hyacinth Macaw. These birds are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora with the Hyacinth macaw being accorded the highest protection. Ashis Kumar Samanta, the director of the zoo, said the birds had been checked by doctors and were “healthy but traumatised”.

Source: The Telegraph June 22, 2020 22:07 UTC