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The monkeys and parrots caught up in the California gold rush

19 points by samclemens 4y ago

ryannevius 4y ago
Possibly unrelated, but there used to be a healthy population of "wild" parrots in Bakersfield, of all places.
- alibova 4y ago
  same with palo alto
cheesy_luigi 4y ago
Not totally related, but reminds me of the flock of South American parrots you can find roaming around Nob/Telegraph Hill in San Francisco today https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/parrots-telegraph-hill https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/parrots-telegraph-hill
- GoodbyeMrChips 4y ago
  Pah Let me introduce you to the endemic Parakeets of London....... and the urban legends they were introduced to the city by Jimi Hendrix and/or Catherine Hepburn. https://londonist.com/london/great-outdoors/london-s-parakeets-everything-you-need-to-know https://londonist.com/london/great-outdoors/london-s-parakee... https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/06/the-great-green-expansion-how-ring-necked-parakeets-took-over-london https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/06/the-great-gre...
tomcam 4y ago
Here in Redmond, Washington, famous for Microsoft, mink farms were the thing just before the tech boom in the 1980s. It didn’t work out very well. Many farmers just let the minks go. So now we people with chickens have to worry about them as predators along with hawks, eagles, raccoons, coyotes, and bobcats. A mink can squeeze in through a tiny tiny hole in the fence.
klyrs 4y ago
Seattle's got some wild parrots. Article's a bit dated but I'm pretty sure they're still around. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030205&slug=feral05m https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030205&slug...
- bragr 4y ago
  The LA area has a population of wild green parrots as well. Supposedly there's a stable population of a few thousand, and they don't do much harm as they subside on non-native plants. They survive by navigating the different micro-climates in the LA area so if you keep an eye out, you'll notice them the same time each year, or when the weather is good for them. https://pethelpful.com/wildlife/Wild-Parrots-Multiplying-in-Southern-California https://pethelpful.com/wildlife/Wild-Parrots-Multiplying-in-... https://elementalreports.com/urbanization/2018/06/08/parrots-fill-the-soundscape-in-los-angeles/ https://elementalreports.com/urbanization/2018/06/08/parrots... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MpCjGXhRU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MpCjGXhRU
JoeAltmaier 4y ago
Albuquerque has roaming packs of Chihuahua dogs! Lost pets.

19 points by samclemens 4y ago

ryannevius 4y ago

Possibly unrelated, but there used to be a healthy population of "wild" parrots in Bakersfield, of all places.

alibova 4y ago
same with palo alto

cheesy_luigi 4y ago

Not totally related, but reminds me of the flock of South American parrots you can find roaming around Nob/Telegraph Hill in San Francisco today https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/parrots-telegraph-hill https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/parrots-telegraph-hill

GoodbyeMrChips 4y ago
Pah Let me introduce you to the endemic Parakeets of London....... and the urban legends they were introduced to the city by Jimi Hendrix and/or Catherine Hepburn. https://londonist.com/london/great-outdoors/london-s-parakeets-everything-you-need-to-know https://londonist.com/london/great-outdoors/london-s-parakee... https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/06/the-great-green-expansion-how-ring-necked-parakeets-took-over-london https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/06/the-great-gre...

tomcam 4y ago

Here in Redmond, Washington, famous for Microsoft, mink farms were the thing just before the tech boom in the 1980s. It didn’t work out very well. Many farmers just let the minks go. So now we people with chickens have to worry about them as predators along with hawks, eagles, raccoons, coyotes, and bobcats. A mink can squeeze in through a tiny tiny hole in the fence.

klyrs 4y ago

Seattle's got some wild parrots. Article's a bit dated but I'm pretty sure they're still around. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030205&slug=feral05m https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030205&slug...

bragr 4y ago
The LA area has a population of wild green parrots as well. Supposedly there's a stable population of a few thousand, and they don't do much harm as they subside on non-native plants. They survive by navigating the different micro-climates in the LA area so if you keep an eye out, you'll notice them the same time each year, or when the weather is good for them. https://pethelpful.com/wildlife/Wild-Parrots-Multiplying-in-Southern-California https://pethelpful.com/wildlife/Wild-Parrots-Multiplying-in-... https://elementalreports.com/urbanization/2018/06/08/parrots-fill-the-soundscape-in-los-angeles/ https://elementalreports.com/urbanization/2018/06/08/parrots... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MpCjGXhRU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MpCjGXhRU

JoeAltmaier 4y ago

Albuquerque has roaming packs of Chihuahua dogs! Lost pets.