Man Caught Smuggling 35 Songbirds Into J.F.K. Airport, Authorities Say
Kevin Andre McKenzie of Guyana concealed finches inside hair curlers in his clothing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said.
A finch hidden inside a hair curler as part of what the authorities said was an attempt to smuggle 35 songbirds into the United States.Credit.U.S. Attorney s Office
April 28, 2021Updated 10:12 p.m. ET
The amenities were anything but first class for these star crooners: 35 songbirds were discovered hidden inside hair curlers in a man’s clothing when he arrived this week at Kennedy International Airport in New York, the authorities said.
Grizzly Bear Fatally Mauls a Backcountry Guide Near Yellowstone Park
When the bear charged at Montana officials who were investigating the attack, they shot and killed it.
Officers from the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office and West Yellowstone Police Department near the scene of a bear attack on Thursday just outside Yellowstone National Park in Montana.Credit.Gallatin County Sheriff s Office, via Associated Press
April 19, 2021
A backcountry guide who was fishing just west of Yellowstone National Park in Montana was fatally attacked on Thursday by a large grizzly bear that might have been protecting a food source, park and law enforcement officials said on Monday.
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Wisdom, the Worldâs Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Another Chick
An albatross named Wisdom has astounded researchers by hatching a chick at more than 70 years old, securing her title as the worldâs oldest known breeding bird.
The Laysan albatross named Wisdom, who was first identified and banded on Midway Atoll in 1956, has hatched a chick at the age of at least 70.Credit.John Klavitter/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
March 5, 2021
At more than 70 years young, Wisdom, the worldâs oldest known banded wild bird, is taking on the challenge of motherhood once again.
An egg laid by Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, late last year on a speck of land in the Pacific Ocean hatched at the beginning of last month, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced.