Editing Pasadena, California (section)

==Wildlife ==
Pasadena has a large, non-indigenous population of [[Feral parrots|naturalized parrots]]. According to the "Parrot Project of Los Angeles",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://natureali.org/parrot_project/suburban_jungles.htm |title=Parrot Project of Los Angeles |publisher=Natureali.org |date=November 2, 2000 |access-date=January 8, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the parrots are of at least six species.<ref name="CApp">{{cite web |url=http://www.californiaparrotproject.org/ |title=The California Parrot Project |publisher=The California Parrot Project |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=December 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228043412/http://californiaparrotproject.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="par">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofpasadena.net/About/ |title=About Pasadena – City of Pasadena, California |website=pasadena.ca.us |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070210/http://www.cityofpasadena.net/About/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.californiaparrotproject.org/ |title=The California Parrot Project |website=www.californiaparrotproject.org |access-date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608072832/http://www.californiaparrotproject.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some residents have come to enjoy the birds as part of the city's unique culture,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pasadenaviews.com/sunday-spectrum-pasadenas-parrots |title=Pasadena Parrots Enjoy Spring |publisher=Pasadenaviews.com |date=March 21, 2010 |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217024934/http://www.pasadenaviews.com/sunday-spectrum-pasadenas-parrots/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://socalrunning.com/the-parrots-of-pasadena/ |title=The Parrots of Pasadena |publisher=SoCalRunning.com |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304110025/http://socalrunning.com/the-parrots-of-pasadena/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while others consider them to be loud pests. There are many theories explaining how the parrots came to inhabit Pasadena.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottsla.com/articles-parrots-wild-in-pasadena.htm |title=Wild Parrots in Pasadena? Yep! by Scott's L.A. Audio CD Tours |publisher=Scottsla.com |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101155014/http://scottsla.com/articles-parrots-wild-in-pasadena.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> A widely accepted story is that they were part of the stock that were set free for their survival from the large pet emporium at Simpson's Garden Town on East Colorado Boulevard, which burned down in 1959.<ref name="par"/><ref name="ABC">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=119786&page=1 |title=Wild Parrots Crowd Other Birds in L.A. – ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122045110/http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=119786&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>