12 eagles rescued from Kedah home, man arrested

The eagles which were rescued from a house in Bukit Jenun, Pendang on Tuesday. - Pic courtesy of Perhilitan Kedah

ALOR SETAR: Twelve eagles worth more than RM25,000 were rescued by the Kedah Wildlife and National Parks Department from a house in Bukit Jenun, Pendang, near here on Tuesday.

The department's director Muhammad Ali Che Aman said a 41-year-old man was also arrested after failing to provide any documents to prove he had legal possession of the eagles.