When Jefferey Lendrum was a boy, he loved birds. What began as a childhood passion volunteering for an ornithology program transformed into a life of wildlife crime - scaling cliffs to steal and then smuggle falcon eggs around the world. Despite multiple arrests, steep fines and various investigations - he just couldn’t quit. What motivated him? How did his dedication to birds turn to destruction? This is the story of the “Pablo Escobar of Falcon Eggs”.

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Sources:

Book - The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer

Documentary - Poached

Articles / Webpages - NPS, NPS (2), The New York Times, The Washington Post, India Times, Traffic.org

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323: The Pablo Escobar of Eggs. Matobo National Park.