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The Argentine town of Hilario Ascasubi near the country’s Atlantic coast has a problem not many places have ever had. 

阿根廷大西洋海岸附近的希拉里奥·阿斯卡苏比镇面临着许多地方都没有遇到过的问题。 

It has too many parrots. 

它的鹦鹉太多了。 

Biologists say thousands of the green-yellow-and-red birds have invaded the town. These experts say deforestation has driven the birds’ migration. 

生物学家表示，数千只绿、黄、红相间的鸟类已经入侵该镇。这些专家表示，森林砍伐推动了鸟类的迁徙。 

The problem is that the birds bite the town’s electric cables. This is causing electricity outages. People living in the town are also unhappy about the birds’ noise making and the birds' droppings, or waste that is getting everywhere. 

问题是鸟儿咬了镇上的电缆。这导致停电。镇上的居民也对鸟儿发出的噪音和鸟粪或随处可见的废物感到不满。 

Daiana Lera is a biologist. She said much of Argentina’s forestland has been lost over the years. As a result, the parrots are going into the cities. 

戴安娜·莱拉 (Daiana Lera) 是一位生物学家。她说，阿根廷的大部分林地多年来已经消失。结果，鹦鹉正在进入城市。 

“The hillsides are disappearing, and this is causing them to come closer to the cities to find food, shelter and water,” Lera said. 

“山坡正在消失，这导致他们更加接近城市寻找食物、住所和水，”莱拉说。 

In the past few years, the parrots have started to arrive in the autumn and winter to seek refuge. Local people say, at times, there are up to 10 parrots for each of the town’s 5,000 human inhabitants. Only during the summer do the birds migrate south to the cliffs of Patagonia for breeding season.