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Escaped pet parrots threaten New Zealand’s vulnerable native birds – why a ban is the best solution

Margaret Stanley, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ellery McNaughton, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Josie Galbraith, Auckland War Memorial Museum, and Rachel Fewster, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

The pet trade has spurred a wave of bird imports, leading to escapes or even deliberate releases of exotic species into the wild. New research reveals the threat they now pose to native birds.

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