Florida community tries unique solution to peacock nuisance
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2024
- Pinecrest, Florida, has seen its peacock population explode, leading to plenty of noise, property damage and more havoc. Now, the community is trying a unique solution to slow the growth of the birds' population.
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What do we do with the annoying humans?
amen to that..............
Vasectomy
First, make sure you are not one of them
just self delete if its an issue.
They become elected officials
They do eat termites
Peacocks are beautiful birds. Why would anyone think they are nuisance in nature?
@@jdos5643Because they’re invasive in Florida. Duh 🙄
@@touremuhammad5983 everything is invasive in florida.... including us humans
They scream their brains out all day long. Have you ever lived near one?
Peacocks are native to South Asia, so this is an issue that was created by humans bringing these animals here. We need to fix the laws regarding owning and bringing animals into the country so that non-native species aren't brought here.
They literally escape from the every year 😂
And non native plants!
Send all you’re pets back. Cats, dogs, fish, turtles, chickens etc 😂😂
It has not been legal to bring non native birds to America since the 70s.
The laws were fixed a very long time ago.
Maybe some of them got in shipping containers and made their way over here!
We got them running wild on the outskirts of LA. They can be annoying but still really cool. I'd rather have them around than not
I think the same. I have no idea how Floridas population exploded when they’re doing so well at controlling the numbers in the rest of the southern gulf states like Texas and Louisiana.
How the hell did they make it to l.a 😮
Given that peacocks aren't native to Florida, it makes sense to figure out population control. They were probably brought as exotic pets and released into the wild when the owners realized how loud they can be. Gorgeous, but yes, looks like a nuisance.
Not really as there is no actual issue. Just like the chameleons that are not native. For all intents and purposes they are harmless to people and the environment. It's just some cranky old farts that have lived longer than they should with too much time on their hands want to cause trouble.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep You clearly didn't watch this piece or actually know what you are talking about. As one that lives near a community in Florida that is over run with peacock they cause a LOT of damage, and destroy gardens, yards, houses, and cars with their excretions. So if you have no idea what you're talking about keep your yap shut.
Humans only species that desperately needs population control.
People get them as yard ornaments and don't realize they aren't territorial like chickens. A restaurant near me has them as a part of the antebellum image they project (it's in a renovated plantation house) and they basically go wherever they please, often many blocks away. They march straight down the middle of the street in groups of five or six, serenely ignoring the cars. Of course, nobody hits them, they're huge. They evidently don't form an attachment to an area, and naturally roam around at will. They can fly just well enough to get over most fences too.
@@ImpendingJoker the peacocks dont bother me, sure they are loud but usually during the early morning and night time. other then that its not a issue for me. i see them on the lawn all the time 😂
Noise? I would love to hear them in mornings.
Really? Id say humans tend to be more a nuisance
When I lived in Fort Lauderdale my neighborhood had peacocks, most of the neighbors loved them. One neighbor ran a couple of them over with his car killing them, he bragged about it and thought is was funny. That last time he did it he came out of his house and found his front and back windshils smashed out and all 4 tires slashed. A note was left from what I heard .. it said now you can walk.
I love it
Not all heroes wear capes❤
@@surgicalninja216 came here to say that.
Those birds are loud as hell! They scatch your cars and poop on your porch and roof. They eat any veggies you are growing. We had them in my neighbor in Coral gables and people HATED them. Even the animal loving people were sick of them.
@@WeAllLaughDownHere-ne2ou .. were you the one who killed them ?
I love the their calls and sounds. I’m more annoyed by barking dogs and children screaming
How do you identify them when they have gone through the procedure so you don’t run them through the process again?
Good point! Yeah, they should be tagged.
Always blame the males.
My guess would be banding.
Peacock 🦚 wearing a tag "I'm fixed" 😅 suddenly all peacock 🦚 are wearing the tag
Probably like they do with cats and dogs. Put a very small tattoo by the spot that they did the surgery on. So that shelters and vets will know that they’re already fixed.
High Class Turkeys
Peacock sanctuary???
I have lived amongst peacocks before with no problems. The people in this case are creating the problem.
You have no clue what you’re talking about.
Hit and snip! Yep, that's exactly what they did to me!!
Right after kid #2!
This is a battle between the eye network versus the peacock network.
Vasectomies? Who is flipping that bill?
Most likely the HOA association for that neighborhood.
Great watch dogs. Send some to Texas. They'll let us know when feral hogs get in the hay fields.
At least they aren't shooting them! Florida has enough animal problems as it is. Fixing the birds is the kindness thing they can do. They aren't native and it's not fair for them to live there.
We have many un-natives from other states... BBQ with the Yankees ... we are having Pea Fowl
@akenjah The entire world has an animal problem: *the human animal.*
So are all white Americans.
@@TJSaw Satan is racist too
If they're not native then simply relocate them. Fixing these magnificent peacocks is not the kindest thing to do.
Peacock are national bird of India. And in the Dharma tradition they are revered. The extent to which respective national bird get protection, seems every nation must change their national bird every 5 yrs so that more bird spices are protected. And yes am not offended by the efforts of this town, this is the most humane way. My parents are small farmer in India and I know first hand how difficult peafowls are.
I would think having peacocks in your yard would be considered to be wonderful. My friend has peacocks in her neighborhood and they love them. Too many people who have no connection to nature. I have no respect for them.
My neighbor had peacocks and when they poop all over your car, patio, outdoor furniture it can get frustrating
Not liking an invasive species doesn't mean that someone doesn't like nature. I'll take gators over peacocks any day.
Although I would honestly love having neighborhood peacocks, they are technically an invasive species and can be a big threat for other native species. It’s hard, but I think keeping that in mind in itself is respecting nature. Also - they are handling this in an extremely humane way and not actually harming the current population but preventing it from growing and potentially causing more damage to the environment and native species. It’s not just letting nature be nature and not interfering because this is already a human created problem therefore we should be responsible to help mitigate it (obviously in a humane way like what they are doing here).
Nope they'll have you up all night, pecking at your stuff and crapping everywhere
Peacocks are beautiful animals but they are extremely loud and messy. Great for a park probably not a housing track.
I love their sounds ! exotic and wild !!!!
Oh, I love the feathers! Pretty decorations.
Hell ya!!!! Go peacock!!!
Pinellas county in Florida is known for Peacocks in many area's. Dunedin had a lot in the 1990's, now there in Clearwater and south.
You have problems with peacocks i have problems with wild turkeys lol
Wild turkeys don't hurt anything on an acreage in Florida , do you have them in your city ?
I saw a hen turkey walking down the alley at Josephine & 12th in Denver a week ago. They get around.
Thanksgiving anytime? 😅
I see wild turkeys out in big cypress all the time they are actually very friendly towards human and they let you get close to them without scaring them
Wild turkeys are native..and tasty.
Is Florida the new Australia?
The climate here is a hotbed for a biodome.
What about too many humans
We've got wars to compensate for our inability to limit our birthrates. Still not enough though. Oh well, nature will do the rest.
If only we can practice eugenics. We were warned and we disobeyed. Now we suffer.
Yup to many Europeans on Native Americans land 🔥👈👈👈
It's been going on already ordered by the aliens.
Wars, covid, tsunami's etc. Just look at history; every 30 years or so there is a mass killing of humans by one of those mentioned.
They already doing that.. the abortion percentage in America is crazy
Our town in NM has feral peacocks, but it also has coyotes and bobcats, so the population can't explode.
You know Coyotes and wildcats also exist in FL as well right?
@@Blaze6432 They aren't hunting the streets at night there, are they?
This is so sad….leave them alone if you value your property and valuables that much move out of state. I’m from California and seeing so many of these beautiful birds filled my heart with admiration and respect for such beautiful creatures. I saw baby peacock yesterday and it made my day. Leave them alone.
This seems like a very expensive way to lower the population. Also very time consuming.
It's to appease the select few old farts that are making a stink about it, clearly every one else loves them and doesn't want them to go. This way they can say they took care of the issue and they stay.
what alternative do you suggest?
Curry powder would do it at a fraction of the cost.
It’s all the non Floridians who don’t understand how Florida works lol
Send me a couple! ❤️
How do you mark the males that have been fixed so you don’t catch them again
Maybe tracking devices?
Florida population is crazy...
The peacock is a beautiful bird . Humans do like seeing beautiful birds . Instead of the surgery, relocation of some birds should have been done .
Where can you relocate them that they don't become nuisances?
@@nghtwtchmn129 couple zoo's/ lions country safari in plam beach county /im sure theres some acres of land they can be released on the wild or something, but they wont all survive due to panther's/Bobcats
Are humans not nuisances? Lmao
@@nghtwtchmn129 India, where they came from.
Peacocks aren’t a native fauna of Florida so once their count increase, the natural biodiversity gets affected. Better to get rid of them than harm the native flora and fauna.
There is a neighborhood in West Houston that has had free roaming peacocks for several decades. Their population seems to be stable. It is part of that neighborhood’s atmosphere. There are likely enough wild coyotes to keep the population stable?
This is routinely done in cat populations. It works because they are territorial and will not leave. If we learn about them, they are interested enough to learn about us and we can both learn to peacefully co-exist. I would embrace or leave town.
Usually tnr/neutering is done. Tvhr (vastecomy/hysto) is more unusual at least in United states but has advantages -- retaining the hormones means they'll more likely mate with the females. Cats stop ovulating for 9 weeks iirc Aater mating, so they can get a an intact ovulating female cat to stop ovulating and scare off intact males
It also likely has other advantages over neutering. There's a lack of studies in some of the issues being linked to hormone deprivation in medical studies (brain health and function stuff, serotonin production). A fee studies that do exist on behavior and health fail to account for socieocomic factors (particularly bad issue in dog studies) -- intact animals tend to be in lower income households which have multi factor higher risks (owner likely home less, more likely rural, etc.)
Spaying tho does increase female cat lifespan. But increasing lifespan isn't too relevant to street cats that won't tend to live long enough for that to matter. And removing hormones makes them better behaved for humans ... But there's those issues being connected to hormone deprivation.
Complicated
I had a peacock bowing up on me while i was at a house working on a ac unit. He wouldn't get close.
They are very loud birds.
KRRAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
Ok but their sound is beautiful don’t be like Karens.
There's even louder and more annoying humans. Maybe these birds can be a check against them
@@jdos5643 You never heard one, I believe.
@@centurione6489 yes I have heard them
They must be an amazing community as the animals look very healthy and relaxed.
Iguanas, pitons, and now this! Peacock vasectomy sounds interesting, but whatever helps to bring them under control... i wonder if midwest deer is next in line 4 the procedure
Wait, don't tell me...Kentucky fried peacock!
We have the same problem in Indian Beach which is in N Sarasota near the museum
Just import some Cajuns and tell them that peacocks are out of season!
Catch & cook and get some cool feathers...😃👍
I agree it's really annoying to have to pay monthly subscription for Peacock.
If peacock is loud then what about barking dogs. These are beautiful birds, we are lucky to have them around.
Anything of color out of Florida
Hello racist, what else are you going to make about race today?
This race of peacocks would tend to agree.
Peacock Overdrive was a great band name until I heard Peacock Vasectomy.
Maybe, someone could make a Peacock recipe cookbook.
Its called 350 degree oven and baste every 20 minutes with butter
@@Batmandabomb works with every animal if you use enough butter 😂
@@rafael_lana works with humans too
Lordy those things are ALL OVER my dad’s neighborhood in Naples…. There’s even an albino male. Absolutely stunning..
Question., how many Floridians have ever eaten pheasant under glass? Have they ever eaten the French dish squab? That’s a fancy name for pigeon. How many hunters have ever hunted turkey?
Then there are prairie chicken and Quail . PETA? Take a hike, you aren’t hungry enough.
Woman we eat everything here in Florida... its FLORIDAING its what we do
If that doesn't work....I hear they taste like chicken
I saw a peacock in North Carolina! Due to seeing it in the brush and the way it walked, I actually thought it was a turkey until I looked at the video later and noticed how colorful it was.
Says Peacocks "The real nuissance is humans, prove us wrong"
I guess this will never be a problem in Southern California. Coyotes would love a slow moving flightless bird.
They can fly my friend. We have one that hangs out with the turkeys we hunt. He flies down with them every morning.
This is an international problem
In India, they were an Emperers feast bird. Like Turkey in North America.
No. Where the f*** did you learn that?
there’s a lot of peacocks in carson california too
Convince rich people to eat peacocks in fancy restaurants with a full feather fan behind the roast bird and the neck and head positioned like a nice hood ornament. Then the peacocks become a valuable asset and commodity.
An oven preheated to 350 degrees works well!!! 🤣
How do they taste?
Rather than that, why doesn't the city just sell the peacocks I capture and recoup some of the funds spent on this whole operation
"Dr. Peacock Blocker" to the rescue!
Now I've seen everything. This was a good scoop.
That’s right…It’s your peacocking problem 🤣🤣🥰…leave them birds alone
Peacocks are edible, y'all
1:58 Tim Cook moonlighting as a peacock vasectomist.
Great idea .
We love seeing the wild peacocks!
I dont want my neighborhood to sound like a ZOO ......can they be used in crime prevention 😂😂
how economical is that...ha ha...dinosaur stew...?...
Thought the huge numbers of pythons in FL would control the peacock population 🤔🧐🤓🦚🐍
Great idea
Peacocks have a lifespan of 15+ years. There's that too. 😕
Ok what’s wrong with that? Peacocks are beautiful birds
"...a UNIQUE solution..."?
It's unique alright...uniquely stupid, time-consuming and expensive.
The species are actually called peafowl. Males are peacocks. Females are peahens.
Peacock isn't the nuisance; humans is.
You have never had four of them screaming late at night...SCREAMING in your back yard bending your fence....
Rio Carnival accepts the feathers. I can cook very well with potatoes.
Same kind of people giving out about Capybaras
People suggesting them to eat are monsters. How the heck can you eat such a beautiful bird.
I hear they taste like skittles 😋
Before: Peacocks
After: Peas
taxpayer funded vasectomy? no. taxpayer funded vasectomy for peacocks? YES!
Can do that for illegal migrants ?
If only!!
How about a voice-ectomy..., while the bird is stillout and in your care?
In India we run similar Animal Birth Control Programs for stray dogs and cats.
What the hell is wrong with humans. Peacocks are wonderful and I live near an area that has a bunch of them.
One of my favorite animals. I even lived in a city with Peacocks. They were so beautiful, loved & protected by all. There were even "Peacock Crossing" signs. They weren't viewed as a nuisance.
Jeff Goldblum covered this in 1993.
Life. . . Finds a way.
She should just leave Florida
Wow! In India where these peacocks actually belong we save them with everything possible. My neighbourhood is full of them in a City while other parts of city either doesn't have them mostly or very few of them have their presence so we boast their presence as a proud thing rather considering them as pests . Let them live they are most beautiful creatures, easy solution is to shift them to other parts or in the nearby jungles or woods easy.
This doesn't get rid of the birds quick enough. They leave large poop also. Can they be eaten?
Oh my word true story, wife and I doing a walk through of a house, now walking the exterior and boom these were all around doing a mating call!!
Believe me it's loud!! Hahaha next!
Only a problem to folks not from Florida.
Gosh! please bring them over to Kenya! It costs an arm and a leg to get one. please please pretty pleeeaaasse!
Did they try making an offering to Hera?
It’s just a pretty turkey….. dinner!
There is better bird control in this country then birth control