Rancho Palos Verdes is reinstating a program to trap and relocate its burgeoning peacock population to control their numbers and reduce nuisance behaviors. Despite appreciating the beauty of these birds, many residents have expressed concerns regarding their presence, particularly related to road safety and noise issues. The city council received numerous requests to expand the trapping and removal program, specifically in areas where the peacock population is concentrated. Officials assert that their goal is not eradication, but rather managing the population effectively through public education.
Although some residents are still enamored by the fowl - Rancho Palos Verdes resident Efran Conforty told KCAL News they are the "best neighbors" - the birds have also attracted a lot of haters.
City Council members said they received many letters in support of the trapping and removal program, some that even asked the city to expand it.
It is not the city's intent to eradicate the peafowl population, but to manage the population at levels identified in 2000 and to educate the public on how to coexist with the birds.
In Rancho Palos Verdes, the peacock population is the highest it's been since 2014, when city leaders first decided to look into taking action to curtail the number of the birds due to growing complaints about their noise and other nuisances.
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