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prima:Exotic animals: more than 1,000 specimens seized in Puerto Rico in five months

The species sent to the Cambalache Center in Arecibo included 48 flying squirrels, 144 parrots of four different species, and over 800 boas and pythons

November 24, 2025 - 12:24 PM

In one of the operations carried out by the Vigilante Corps in Sabana Grande, 116 ringneck parrots were seized, with an estimated value of between $2,500 and $3,000 per bird. (Shutterstock)

In fewer than five months,Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA, in spanish) has captured or received over 1,000 birds, mammals, and reptiles at its Exotic Species Detention Center in Cambalache, Arecibo, highlighting a growing illegal animal-import market that the government is still trying to figure out how to stop.

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