Deforestation drives parrots to overwhelm Argentinian town, leading to local power outages

Parrots overwhelm Argentinian town, leading to local power outages

The town of Hilario Ascasubi, located near Argentina’s east, is facing an overwhelming influx of parrots. Over the past few years, so many birds have arrived that they now outnumber the community's 5,000 residents by a ratio of 10-to-1. Experts believe that deforestation in nearby mountain areas, where the parrots would typically stop during their migratory journey to their breeding grounds, has driven them to seek refuge in Hilario Ascasubi ins…

Argentine Town Struggles with Parrot Invasion

The town of Hilario Ascasubi is overrun by parrots every fall and winter. Biologists say it is because of deforestation. But the colorful birds cause problems for the people of the small town.

Argentine town battles a parrot invasion

The town of Hilario Ascasubi near Argentina's eastern Atlantic coast has a parrot problem.

Argentina parrots pooing on town

A town in South America has a parrot problem, as deforestation means thousands of the colourful birds are flying closer to urban areas

The town in Argentina that's being driven mad by thousands of screeching parrots

A town near Argentina's eastern Atlantic coast is currently suffering from some very noisy neighbours: thousands of parrots.

Two Argentina towns face a torrent of harassment. The culprit: Parrots.

The thousands of burrowing parrots swooping into Pedro Luro and Hilario Ascasubi in Argentina have resulted in constant power outages and streets blanketed by poop.