A green invasion? The 'unstoppable' rise of parakeets
May 26, 2025•13 min
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Episode description
Love them or loathe them, parakeets are becoming familiar to more and more of us, with the exotic birds nesting in thousands of locations across the UK this spring.
The UK population has almost doubled in the last ten years, so what does it mean for other wildlife and should the bright, long tailed birds even be returned to captivity?
Chris Choi tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
The UK population has almost doubled in the last ten years, so what does it mean for other wildlife and should the bright, long tailed birds even be returned to captivity?
Chris Choi tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
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