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January 31, 2008
The Conures are safe in PA! Official
Published: Jan 30, 2008
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - In the face of angry opposition from pet owners, the Pennsylvania Game Commission Tuesday dropped a proposal that would have banned ownership of nanday conures, a popular South American parrot.
The agency had feared that the parrots, also called blackhooded parakeets, would escape into the wild and set up colonies that would compete with native wildlife.
But a number of people, including a Lancaster veterinarian, said there was no way the parrots could survive a Pennsylvania winter.
Posted by sue at January 31, 2008 01:09 PM