The large, colorful birds called peacocks have spent the last 20 years walking through cities in South Florida with nothing to worry about. They are protected under law.

However, local leaders voted recently to permit individual cities to remove the birds from unwanted areas. Raquel Regalado, a local government leader, represents parts of the cities of Miami and Coral Gables where people want permission to remove the birds. “Mating season is when we get the most complaints. They get very aggressive, ” said Regalado. She added birds would do things like damage cars with their beaks.

About two years ago, people who live in the Miami neighborhood asked city leaders to remove a large group of peacocks. The birds caused damage and left piles of waste in the streets. They called the birds “filthy and dirty”.

But others liked seeing the unusual birds and thought it made their neighborhood look different in a good way. They don’t want to see the birds harmed. Danielle Cohen Higgins, a local woman, said, “we learn to live with these peacocks and they are part of the community.”

Peacocks are not native to South Florida. They originally come from Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia as well as Africa. The birds have been protected from killing or capturing in South Florida for about 20 years. The rule was put in place because people in the area wanted to save a group of peacocks. But now the birds live freely in parts of Florida and they are not uncommon. It is hard to find zoos that want them while state laws prevent non-native species like peacocks from being released in the wild. If will accept the birds, they might have to be killed in a process known as euthanasia (安乐死).

Regalado said the problem now will be to decide where to put the peacocks. “This really is not about killing,” she said. “This is about moving. ”

【小题1】From the passage, we can learn________.

A．peacocks are being killed in Florida.	B．peacocks are hopefully to live in the zoo.
C．peacocks are influencing people’s daily life.	D．peacocks are being sent to the wild.

【小题2】Why are some neighbors against removing the peacocks in the passage?

A．They consider them as a part of their life.	B．They think the birds will not cause damage.
C．They want to save the native species.	D．They call them “filthy and dirty”.

【小题3】What is the problem according to Regalado?

A．How to live with the birds.	B．Whether to remove the birds.
C．How to kill the birds.	D．Where to put the birds.