9 Exotic Birds Confiscated at Çanakkale 1915 Bridge Tollbooths
Quick Look
- During the road control carried out at the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge toll booths, a suspicious vehicle was stopped and 9 exotic birds protected under CITES were confiscated.
- The birds were being transported without documentation or invoices and were considered to be subject to illegal trade.
- Administrative sanctions were imposed on the suspects regarding the incident.
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Why It Matters
Çanakkale 1915 Bridge is one of Türkiye's important infrastructure projects, and routine road checks are carried out at its toll booths. Türkiye is a party to the CITES agreement, which regulates the trade of wild animals in danger of extinction.
A total of 9 exotic birds, which are in danger of extinction, were seized during the search carried out by the gendarmerie teams in the vehicle, which was found suspicious while passing by the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge toll booths.
A suspicious vehicle was stopped during the road control exercise carried out on September 17 at the Toll plaza of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, which is within the joint responsibility area of the Çanakkale Nature Conservation and National Parks Directorate and the Çanakkale Highway Gendarmerie Command.
It was determined that the birds accompanying the two suspects in a stopped vehicle were undocumented and uninvoiced, and that the documents regarding their origin and ownership status and traceability required within the framework of the legislation could not be submitted; For this reason, the birds were considered to be subject to illegal trade.
Law No. 4915, a total of 9 exotic/wild birds of the Blue-Yellow Macaw Parrot (Ara ararauna), 4 Yellow-Fronted Amazon Parrots (Amazona ochrocephala) and 4 Crested Bronze Doves (Ocyphaps lophotes), which are protected within the framework of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and other international agreements to which Turkey is a party. While it was confiscated within the scope of the incident, administrative sanctions were imposed on the suspects related to the incident.
Open Questions
- Where were the birds brought from and who carried them by me?
- Whether the suspects have engaged in similar activities before
- Current status and care plan of confiscated birds
