Post #3912344

2026-07-18 13:51 UTC

#Petition #UK The UK #Shooting lobby is pushing to legalise shooting wild Parakeets Just what we need, a bunch of hooray Henrys with 12 bores, wandering around the countryside shooting anything colourful Now, Parakeet numbers have increased & they can damage crops & compete with native birds But letting hunters blast at them for sport is not the answer Wildlife management should be by careful, humane science, not shooting for fun Please consider adding your name https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/parakeets-eoi

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@robtherunt@cupoftea.social 2026-07-18 14:15

@staringatclouds@mstdn.social So far as I’m aware, there is currently no evidence that they damage crops and compete with native species. For a start their numbers are pretty low, maybe in the tens of thousands and in urban areas, mostly, away from crops of any note. This is what was indicated on the recent Chris Packham programme on Channel 4 “Invasion Of The Parakeets”. Watch it here on Channel 4: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/invasion-of-the-parakeets?cntsrc=social_share_ios_invasion_of_the_parakeets And let’s just consider for a moment what would happen if these parakeets are indeed competing with the native wildlife. Presumably, there would be more of it. To damage crops and compete with the native wildlife: just like all those millions - yes millions - of non-native pheasants the shooting brigade release into the countryside every single year. Hunting lobby justs like killing stuff.

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@saxifraga@lgbtqia.space 2026-07-18 15:28

@staringatclouds@mstdn.social what?? Signing now.

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