Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelands
A morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a scene that evoked a tropical island rather than a bustling city in north-east Los Angeles county. “It feels parrot-y,” says Diego Blanco, a research assistant at Occidental College’s Moore Laboratory of Zoology, nodding to the verdant flora that surrounds us: tall trees and ornamental bushes with berries.
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The article showcases the resilience and adaptability of parrots that have established a thriving wild population in the urban environment of Los Angeles. It highlights the scientific efforts to study and understand these birds, which is a positive story about the coexistence of wildlife and human habitats.
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