Over the past year, more than 2,700 vultures were driven out of Derry Township and 64 were killed as part of a growing effort to manage the birds’ increasing population and property damage.
The township will become a target site for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Service and Penn State University, who are teaming up for a national research study into vulture behavior and management, the USDA told PennLive.
Between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025, the USDA responded to significant vulture-related concerns in Derry Township, dispersing 2,745 vultures and killing 64 using shooting and trapping methods…