What do the authorities think about the macaws?
July 27, 2005 — Filed in: News from City Parrots Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots
Authorities have shown little interest in them. They do not do any damage apart from pinching the odd apple or two. Most people are pleasantly surprised to see them.
Some birders (really only one or two) though are not pleased with these potential alien invaders. We have explained them that there really is no threat coming from these birds to the native wildlife. Being depended on human handouts in winter they could never become invasive.
