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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

Unlike North America, Germany has never had naturally occurring psittacines that went extinct, and the one we have is a true and complete invasive alien introduction. There are other more isolated populations, e.g. in Hamburg, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Barcelona. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. There are many of these, survivors of the industrialization of our food supply, in most cities and towns across America. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. 4): Your article about E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y., Smith the very best.