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Wild cargo: Tracing the illegal exotic pet trade from Solomon Islands to Jakarta

Wild cargo: Tracing the illegal exotic pet trade from Solomon Islands to Jakarta

Update: 2025-07-21
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The country is home to a high number of endemic species found nowhere else in the world, and these birds most likely land in Asia, where there's a large black market for exotic animals.

Join journalist Prianka Srinivasan as she travels from the jungles of Santa Isabel to the bustling markets in Jakarta, Indonesia, to track this illegal trade.

Presenter: Prianka Srinivasan

*Reporting was supported by the Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalist through the Walkley Public Fund.

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Wild cargo: Tracing the illegal exotic pet trade from Solomon Islands to Jakarta

Wild cargo: Tracing the illegal exotic pet trade from Solomon Islands to Jakarta

Australian Broadcasting Corporation