I can't believe i don't remember ever hearing about this before - very interesting, and sad to hear that these beautiful birds are the target of eradication efforts, although I guess lots of things appear "cute" when you aren't dealing with the effects they have on the infrastructure. I'm sure I've seen "Quaker parrots" advertised for sale at times in my area, for pretty high prices if I remember correctly. After googling I see it is actually illegal in a number of states to keep them, but Michigan is okay -- and they live for 20-30 years in captivity! I guess I wouldn't be a very good candidate for having one, with 2 cats that would no doubt look on it as a meal...
