floraphile Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) I am really upset by this, but can see both sides. My family was in the cattle business and many years ago, before I was born, the vultures became so numerous & brazen that they would attack & begin eating calves when the calves were still in the process of being birthed. My family had to secure federal permits to trap & dispatch the birds, but the permissions were very limited in time, area, and even the actual process of shooting the birds (they had to construct a sort of chute/trap and then shoot the birds once they were confined). Does anyone have any insight on this behavior by the birds and the best resolution strategies? Does hanging a vulture in effigy truly discourage other birds? https://www.wrbl.com/alabama-news-2/turkey-vultures-roosting-near-opelika-middle-school-creating-health-concerns-and-controversy/ Edited January 25, 2021 by floraphile typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, floraphile said: I am really upset by this, but can see both sides. My family was in the cattle business and many years ago, before I was born, the vultures became so numerous & brazen that they would attack & begin eating calves when the calves were still in the process of being birthed. My family had to secure federal permits to trap & dispatch the birds, but the permissions were very limited in time, area, and even the actual process of shooting the birds (they had to construct a sort of chute/trap and then shoot the birds once they were confined). Does anyone have any insight on this behavior by the birds and the best resolution strategies? Does hanging a vulture in effigy truly discourage other birds? https://www.wrbl.com/alabama-news-2/turkey-vultures-roosting-near-opelika-middle-school-creating-health-concerns-and-controversy/ I also looked at their photo and it shows Black Vultures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 All hanging a vulture accomplishes is attracting other vultures to dine on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: All hanging a vulture accomplishes is attracting other vultures to dine on it. That was my thought. This seems so 1875. Word on the street is that Alabama Audubon is on it, so maybe a better solution can be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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