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Rose-ringed parakeet “invasion” in Brussels
The Brussels’ rose-ringed parakeet population has grown to reach some 10,000 individuals, said Olivier Beck from the Brussels’ Institute for Environmental Protection, in La Capitale.
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The first of those parakeets were set free in Brussels in 1987, when the Meli zoo and attraction parc next to the Atomium was closed down to allow the building of Bruparc. The same type of parakeet has also adapted to urban environments in the Netherlands, and can be found in Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht. In total around 10,000 birds. Other parakeet populations can also be found around Paris, Barcelona, Cologne, Heidelberg, Wiesbaden and Hamburg.
These parakeets create apparently problems for local bird populations and bats. They also take small bites from fruit and flower buttons.
Brussels is preparing an action plan to better manage the phenomenon, which does not exclude the option of catching some of the birds and sterilizing them.
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