Zara, Spain should not be culling (slaughtering) the Monk parakeets. There are absolutely no scientific reports or studies that show this species to be out competing with other birds, for nesting or competition, in Spain or in Europe or anywhere else in the world for that matter. Monk parakeets do not nest in tree hollows, they make their own nests out of twigs. In fact, many other birds take advantage of the monk parakeets multi-chambered nests right alongside with the parrots. Saying that these birds are aggressive with other birds in the wild is completely false information and apart from that, actual scientific literature and a multitude of photographs and videos dictates quite the opposite.Another interesting read.
Here on the southern coast of Spain we have a lot of monk parakeets. They frequently fly down my street
I found this rather interesting:
¨Studying the natural history of established parrots in the USA could provide important insights into fundamental aspects of their ecology and conservation. Further, some of these naturalized species, such as the red-crowned Amazon parrot, are endangered in their native ranges. But this parrot’s population is increasing in the United States -- so much so that there now are more red-crowned Amazon parrots living freely in US cities than in its native range in northeastern Mexico (more here). This raises the possibility that established populations of endangered parrots may be used as source populations to bolster future conservation efforts (more here).¨
Amigo mío, no soy del gobierno ni el ayuntamiento. I sign all petitions to stop the plans for culling, every single one I see, even those of other cities. I regularly post on facebook that if anyone finds chicks unattended (parents possibly killed) to let me know so I can go help (I am experienced at handfeeding) without handing them over to ¨sanctuaries¨(who are under instruction to kill them). I recently tried my best to help an injured cotorra and paid a whopper of a medical bill at the hospital.
Yes, thank you, I am glad you found it, as I only just checked my messages, and I would have sent you the link.
Here is my own that I started on August 30th for the parrots that have already started to be captured in cages to be killed by co2 gas. While it is true that Seville is not shooting them, they re trapping and killing them anyway. It is a real tragedy!!! Sign the Petition
