Guest Spotlight: Parakeet Panic
The story of when invasive parakeets spread in New York City, and the government decided to kill them all. From Pushkin's The Last Archive.
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Show Notes
This week, we’re featuring an episode of a podcast we’re big fans of: The Last Archive! The Last Archive tells little known histories and how they affect our modern lives. Today’s story, “Parakeet Panic,” explores when invasive parakeets began to spread in New York City in the 1970s — and the government decided that the solution was to kill them all.
If you liked this episode, you can listen to more of The Last Archive at thelastarchive.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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