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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

We receive nestling owls who have been fed nothing but hamburger, whose bones are so brittle from lack of calcium that they break when they try to stand. That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives. In a perfect world, people would know better.

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. There are other more isolated populations, e.g. in Hamburg, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Barcelona. Very stupid thing to do.

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