Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge takes us to the town that parrots have taken over.
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00:00This Argentine town has a parrot problem.
00:05They hang out on power lines, screeching and defecating on the town of Hilario Ascasubi.
00:11The birds also reportedly cause costly damages to cables.
00:15There's so many of them.
00:17Locals tell Reuters there are up to 10 parrots for each of the town's 5,000 human residents.
00:22Locals say they've tried noise and laser lights to scare the birds away, but nothing seems to work.
00:28The parrots started showing up a few years ago, hanging out in the town in autumn and winter.
00:33Biologists say parrots are landing in the cities due to deforestation causing the disappearance of nearby hills.
00:39In the summer, the parrots migrate south for mating season.
00:42Residents are still seeking a solution to sharing this crowded space.