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> many of them, in my opinion. We would do well to protect our ecosystem
> against any more such invasive imports; it is unfortunate that only time
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At the risk of opening up a contentious can of worms, I have to ask:
With all this talk of invasive species and the damage they do,
why hasn't some conscientious naturalist or Fish and Wildlife
Service rep removed (i.e., shot) the Crimson Fronted Parakeets
that have evidently survived several winters in Seattle?

Kelly Cassidy
University of Washington,
Seattle, WA