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Parrots often win the hearts of their owners for imitating human speeches, but this specialty may become a disadvantage during the COVID-19 pandemic: when the owner has a video conference , the parrot will “speak randomly” from time to time. As a result, many parrots in the UK were abandoned or deliberately released by their owners, and the number of parrots to be adopted by relevant rescue organizations has risen accordingly.
The British "Daily Mail" reported on the 13th that the British parrot rescue organization "Little Bird Legend" reported that this rescue organization received 88 parrots to be adopted from March to September, an increase of nearly 70% compared to the same period last year.
"Little Bird Legend" manager Claire Longworth said that they had to transfer some parrots to other animal shelters, "because we don't have the ability to house all the parrots." In Longworth's view, this has caused a surge in the number of parrots to be adopted. Part of the reason is that the talkative parrots often "chat" and interfere with the host's video conference or audio conference.
Nimar Fernando lives in Wimbledon, southwest London, and has two macaws. Fernando said that the two parrots "nagged" for about three minutes a day, and their neighbors complained during the epidemic. He has recently received hundreds of messages from other parrot owners who complained that the parrots always make noises when they work at home, asking him how to stop the parrots from "screaming".
The "Lost Parrot and Bird Search" community on social media Facebook has more than 10,000 members. This organization found that the number of parrots lost during the outbreak in the UK has risen, and the loss has been "the worst year so far." Founder Jackie Amos said that some cases of the parrot loss report they received this year showed that the parrot was accidentally flying away, but in other cases the owner suspected that Tu Qingjing deliberately let the parrot away.
According to the "Daily Mail", captive-bred parrots tend to be close to people with the same sex as the first owner. At this stage, most of the people who adopt parrots are women, which leads to many parrots who like male owners "lonely" in animal shelters. Old forever".
Find business opportunities in home office
Maldives launches "working holiday package"
Under the new crown epidemic, many people work from home. A resort in the Maldives saw business opportunities and launched a "working holiday package", allowing guests to work remotely while enjoying the beautiful scenery.
The Maldives suspended visas on arrival for foreign tourists in March, and opened its borders in July after strengthening epidemic prevention and control measures to allow qualified foreign tourists to enter. Yahoo News reported on the 13th that the "Nautilus Maldives" resort in Baa Atoll reopened on September 1 and launched a "working holiday package" lasting one to three weeks.
Customers who purchase the package can use the workstation to work remotely on the beach shaded by the greenery. The workstation is equipped with office equipment such as telephone, LAN, scanner, wireless printer, fax machine, and portable projector. After work, guests can participate in yoga classes, fitness classes or meditation classes every day, and in the evening they can take a yacht out to see dolphins. The package includes the provision of an island-wide LAN, personal assistant, airport shuttle, customs declaration and laundry services.
There are 26 private villas in the resort for occupancy. According to the resort, there will be an "incredible seclusion experience" for telecommuting people. However, the price of the work holiday package is not low. Two people live for a week of USD 23,250 (approximately 159,000 RMB), and for two or three weeks, they charge USD 37,850 (258,000 RMB) and USD 52,000 (355,000 RMB).
Tourism is one of the pillar industries of the Maldives economy, receiving approximately 1.7 million tourists in 2019. Despite the impact of the new crown epidemic this year, the government hopes that the passenger flow will reach approximately 850,000.
Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency and other reports