There have been parrots living wild in San Francisco for many years now. They originally lived on Telegraph Hill and were made famous by a documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
In case you are interested in seeing it I am sure it is still available and I will post a link when I find one.
This is a video of the parrots.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S...o-15952346
It seems that the few dozen birds now number more than three hundred and have spread out from Telegraph Hill.
They are a popular tourist attraction.
https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/s...y-57035136
Of course the real question is always "Where did they come from?"
https://www.kqed.org/news/11185731/where...-come-from
In other words, no one is sure where they come from. They clearly must be escaped or released pets. Could so many people have released pets at the same time? Maybe. Once a small flock was established people would think it was a good idea to release an unwanted pet to join them. It sounds like their future is uncertain. It always was uncertain. San Francisco is not their natural habitat. They have done well to survive for now, but there are many problems for non native species. Right now it is disease, but unsuitable diet and unsuitable climate have always been a problem. They have been wild for generations so they would not be happy as pets. This is not as serious as the Canmore Bunnies, but the outcome might not be much better in the end.
Maybe it depends on the people of San Francisco and whether they want their parrots and will help look after them.
In case you are interested in seeing it I am sure it is still available and I will post a link when I find one.
This is a video of the parrots.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S...o-15952346
It seems that the few dozen birds now number more than three hundred and have spread out from Telegraph Hill.
They are a popular tourist attraction.
https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/s...y-57035136
Of course the real question is always "Where did they come from?"
https://www.kqed.org/news/11185731/where...-come-from
In other words, no one is sure where they come from. They clearly must be escaped or released pets. Could so many people have released pets at the same time? Maybe. Once a small flock was established people would think it was a good idea to release an unwanted pet to join them. It sounds like their future is uncertain. It always was uncertain. San Francisco is not their natural habitat. They have done well to survive for now, but there are many problems for non native species. Right now it is disease, but unsuitable diet and unsuitable climate have always been a problem. They have been wild for generations so they would not be happy as pets. This is not as serious as the Canmore Bunnies, but the outcome might not be much better in the end.
Maybe it depends on the people of San Francisco and whether they want their parrots and will help look after them.
Catherine