07/07/2023
Terrific new podcast about the Monk Parakeet's arrival in NYC in the late 1960s, the authorities' attempts to eradicate them, and the situation we find ourselves in now. Highly recommended listening! https://omny.fm/shows/the-last-archive/parakeet-panic
When invasive parakeets began to spread in New York City in the 1970s, the government decided it needed to kill them all. Today: The offbeat panic about wild parrots, and a history of anxieties about population growth.