Will exotics such as the ring-necked parakeet be on the menu?

It is a familiar sight, especially in the Randstad: the ring-necked parakeet. And it is spreading slowly but surely. They do not occur naturally in the Netherlands, so we call them invasive exotics. Suppose we have to fight them, why don’t we eat them?

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Presentation:
Gemma Venhuizen
Guests:
Joel Broekaert & Martine Kamsma
Editing and editing:
Elze van Driel & Jeanne Geerken
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