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Victoria Gill

Our World: Songbirds for Sale

20/10/2017 GMT

Songbirds for Sale

BBC News - Our World, Songbirds for Sale

Victoria Gill reports on the songbird trade in Indonesia.

Our World's Victoria Gill travels to Indonesia to meet conservationists in search of a safe haven for some of the world's most endangered songbirds.

The songbird trade in Indonesia is booming, causing dozens of protected species to be threatened with extinction. Tens of thousands of birds trapped from the wild are packed into cages in city markets and sold as status symbols and pets. Our World's Victoria Gill travels to Indonesia and meets conservationists in search of a safe haven for some of the world's most endangered songbirds.

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