New haul of exotic animals seized

Wildlife authorities said on Tuesday they had seized nearly 100 exotic animals that had been smuggled into the southern Philippines, the second haul in just two weeks.

Among the creatures confiscated were 66 wild birds, including a rare Pesquet’s parrot, as well as assorted reptiles and mammals such as a long-beaked echidna, a Malayan box turtle, and 10 sugar gliders—squirrel-like animals that can glide from tree to tree.