As many as 50 parrots could be returning to their original home as the Miami theme park Jungle Island and Pinecrest leaders explore the possibility of moving the birds south from Watson Island.
Discussions have started between the village of Pinecrest, where Parrot Jungle was a beloved institution off Red Road for 67 years, and the Jungle Island attraction off the MacArthur Causeway in Miami, the birds’ home since 2003.
“Jungle Island and Pinecrest Gardens are engaged in an exploratory feasibility study to assess potential collaborations concerning the future care and placement of some of Jungle Island’s birds. Community input by residents of the Village of Pinecrest will drive any decisions about this project,” read a joint statement issued by the attraction and the village.
The initiative is in its preliminary stages…