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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/rapid-expansion-of-ring-necked-parakeets-in-uk-sparks-concern
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The bright green ring-necked parakeet increased 25-fold from 1994-2023 in the UK. They are still mainly based in the skies, parks, and woodlands around London and suburban areas in the south east, but in recent years they have made their way to northern cities including Manchester and Newcastle.
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[In 2011], the population of parakeets was around 5000. Uncontrolled, the parakeet population has multiplied to 30,000 birds in the UK, and any control methods are likely to be far more costly, difficult and, potentially, more controversial.
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Is it okay to talk like this about birds, but not humans?
Should PETA team up with Reform? |
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Whilst we delving into new areas of political opinion what about bloody rhododendron and Himalayan bloody balsam..
Reducing our indigenous plants by their all conquering versatility and rapid spread..
Enough is enough.. |
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Parakeets can multiply very quickly and are extremely invasive.
20 odd years ago there was just one small colony in our part of Spain, now they are everywhere.
At the moment it's their mating season and and large groups are screeching overhead almost permanently.
In itself it's not a big problem but we've noticed that many other native birds seem to have disappeared.
Hoopoes for example were quite common up to around 10 years ago, now I can't remember the last time I saw one. Even Blackbird numbers have reduced considerably.
There has been talk about some kind of control but nothing has happened yet.
They are a problem that needs to be tackled sooner rather than later. |
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Shall we raise the topic that must be addressed if we are not to see a further decline in the birds and small mammals population of these sceptred isles..?
The four legged psychopaths that live in some of our homes.. |
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"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/rapid-expansion-of-ring-necked-parakeets-in-uk-sparks-concern
The bright green ring-necked parakeet increased 25-fold from 1994-2023 in the UK. They are still mainly based in the skies, parks, and woodlands around London and suburban areas in the south east, but in recent years they have made their way to northern cities including Manchester and Newcastle.
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[In 2011], the population of parakeets was around 5000. Uncontrolled, the parakeet population has multiplied to 30,000 birds in the UK, and any control methods are likely to be far more costly, difficult and, potentially, more controversial.
Is it okay to talk like this about birds, but not humans?
Should PETA team up with Reform?"
council round here culls them every year wich im very happy about as there is a whole load that live in the tree oppisite me that make a shit load of noise at stupid o clock in the morning |
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This thread is interesting because it touches on many themes.
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- At what point does the success of a species become a liability or nuisance to others ?
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- Do we as an apex predator species have justification in controlling other rival species ? Do we set ourselves boundaries for non-invention or just do what we want ?
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- When should Nature take its course, and when should it be curtailed, and why ?
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- Most of us love Nature, but is that love only conditional, until such time as Nature becomes "inconvenient" ?
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There are no right or wrong answers, but it's an interesting discourse nonetheless.
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