Florida has its Burmese pythons, Louisiana has its beaver-like nutria, and Rancho Palos Verdes has its peacocks. In the scenic Rancho Palos Verdes, the colorful peafowl have been blamed for scratching cars, leaving large droppings on driveways and awakening residents with their high-pitched screams. But some Rancho Palos Verdes residents and city officials want the city to increase the number of culled birds or lengthen the trapping season to prevent them from breeding. Sign up for the free Essential California newsletter >>Peacocks were introduced to the Palos Verdes Peninsula somewhere between 1916 and 1920, according to a 2010 Times article. Jacquette also advocated trapping peacocks before they could breed or relocating more of them, especially after her dogs became sick after eating the birds’ droppings.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 31, 2016 18:40 UTC