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"Virginia City Trying to Scare Away Vultures " This is the headline of an Associated Press article concerning the U.S. Department of Wildlife's plan to discourage migrating black and turkey vultures from roosting in the Staunton area by killing some of the birds and hanging them from trees. This was brought to our attention by area resident Michael McClelland. Go here to read Mr. McClelland's accout of the situation, along with the text of the AP article. Here also is the result of Wendy Perrone's (Three Rivers Avian Center) efforts to verify, and find the Department's justification for, the practice. |