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Parakeet culling query (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter htcdude
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There is no cull!
From January 1st in England Ringed Necked and Monk Parakeets will be added to the general licence in the certain catagories. For example, if you have a commercial orchard and parakeets damage your crop, (which they do) you can apply to Natural England of a licence to shoot them on your proporty. In protection terms this "demotes" parakeets to the status of crows and rooks etc, there is no general cull.
More on this here.
From January 1st in England Ringed Necked and Monk Parakeets will be added to the general licence in the certain catagories. For example, if you have a commercial orchard and parakeets damage your crop, (which they do) you can apply to Natural England of a licence to shoot them on your proporty. In protection terms this "demotes" parakeets to the status of crows and rooks etc, there is no general cull.
alan_rymer
Well-known member
What cull?
They are on the same list as most corvids now. Ie: they can be killed if causing damage or are a public health risk if all other avenues of deterrence has been tried and failed.
Where did you hear that from please Dave ?
lostinjapan
Well-known member
Are rabbits really that noisy? 
From Natural England
davewalters how can you say something as immflammatory as "every large Ring-necked Parakeet roost is going to be culled" that goes against all stated public comment from the Government body responsible and then say "I won't be commenting further on this thread." !
The North London cull was a trial of different methods of control and was subject to a Freddom of Infomation request details here.
davewalters how can you say something as immflammatory as "every large Ring-necked Parakeet roost is going to be culled" that goes against all stated public comment from the Government body responsible and then say "I won't be commenting further on this thread." !
The North London cull was a trial of different methods of control and was subject to a Freddom of Infomation request details here.
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Allen S. Moore
Well-known member
Are rabbits really that noisy?
What a great reply! May you never get lost in Japan again, unless you really want to, of course.
Allen
Stevie babe
Well-known member
I have 10 truit trees and a fig tree packed into my garden. Frequently, each day small flocks of parakeets fly over and some even stop in nearby trees but I've yet to see them have a go at the fruit, the flowers or leaves. I don't cover them either. Its the damm wasps that cause me more problems than anything else.
We're not far from 2 main roosts but they are not a nuisance to us - yet
We're not far from 2 main roosts but they are not a nuisance to us - yet
With reference to the rumours of a cull, it is VERY interesting to note that apparently 'researchers' from Imperial College London are doing 'research' into the effect of parakeets on native bird species. The first thing they want to do is get volunteers to help them 'find out' all the parakeet roosts in Britain. I wonder who is paying their research grant (I'd lay odds on DEFRA myself), and can't help thinking what a strange coincidence it is that this totally disinterested academic research to 'find out' where all the parakeets are comes just days after they were added to the general licence.
(Subscribers to Birdguides can read about this 'research' on their webzine, but it is subscribers only)
(Subscribers to Birdguides can read about this 'research' on their webzine, but it is subscribers only)
It all seems a bona fide research project despite all your suggestive use of inverted commas.
http://www.projectparakeet.co.uk/
http://www.projectparakeet.co.uk/
DaveD
Well-known member
Hi all
Access to the article in question isn't restricted to subscribers. See:
http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=1824
Regards
Dave Dunford
(BirdGuides webmaster)
Access to the article in question isn't restricted to subscribers. See:
http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=1824
Regards
Dave Dunford
(BirdGuides webmaster)
