BREAKING NEWS: NJ Wild Parrot Nest Teardowns Postponed Until 2006

Wild parrots in Edgewater signalled their pleasure that their homes will be safe through the winter.

In a surprising last-minute compromise reached between Public Service Electric & Gas and a New Jersey-based pro-parrot group, the utility company agreed to postpone planned nest teardowns in the town of Edgewater until March of 2006. The teardowns, originally scheduled for this Thursday, would have affected pole-dwelling parrots living on River Road and in connecting roads in north Edgewater. PSE&G, much to its credit, paid heed to wild parrot expert Marc Johnson, who suggested that the most humane way to control Edgewater's wild parrot population is for the utility company to remove nests in March, after the cold weather has passed but before the breeding season begins. The victory is testament to the extraordinary efforts of Alison Evans-Fragale, whose group lobbied long and hard for a postponement, local political officials, and an enlightened management at PSE&G, which approached this difficult issue with an open mind.

For more on the situation in Edgewater, please visit EdgewaterParrots.com