The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird

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"A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs--and the wildlife detective determined to stop him"-- On May 3, 2010, Irish national Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain's Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine falcon eggs snatched from a remote cliffside in Wales. Hammer follows the parallel lives of a globe-trotting smuggler who spent two decades capturing endangered raptors worth millions of dollars as race champions, and Detective Andy McWilliam of the United Kingdom's National Wildlife Crime Unit, who is hell bent on protecting the world's birds of prey. It's a story that's part true-crime narrative, part epic adventure-- and wholly unputdownable. -- adapted from jacket

subjects: Falcons,  Rare birds,  Criminals, biography,  Sociology,  New York Times reviewed,  Wildlife crimes,  Eggs,  Wild bird trade,  Falconry,  Corrupt practices,  NATURE / Animals / Birds,  TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure,  Undercover wildlife agents,  TRUE CRIME / Heists & Robberies,  Wild bird industry