Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!ihlpm!ihlpa!harolds1 From: harolds1@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Schessler) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: More on Hookbills Summary: wild birds -- taken Message-ID: <9921@ihlpa.ATT.COM> Date: 14 Oct 88 22:11:06 GMT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois Lines: 14 > A Molluccan Cockatoo, Shiva, is the most gorgeous, curious, and downright . . > He is a wild bird from Australia -- -- I wish people where aware about buying wild birds -- for every one that makes -- it to this country, 100's die in trans. US law prohibits importation of many, -- but apparently not all. It is up to all of us to stop the crimes against these -- beautiful creatures. In the Chicago suburbs this past year, a guy was arrested -- for trading in large birds. -- -- But please - I ask for compassion!