Sulphur Springs to use pyrotechnics to displace vultures
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The city of Sulphur Springs will use pyrotechnics in order to “harass” a roost of local nuisance buzzards away from trees on Main, Connally, and Garrison Streets.
The pyrotechnics, which will starting on February 14 and take place from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., may sound like gunshots or fireworks, SSPD Chief Jason Ricketson stated.
Ricketson is unsure how many days the city will need to bother the birds in order to get them to leave, and therefore asked citizens not to be alarmed.
“We are trying to get the birds to move their roost away from less populated areas,” Ricketson noted.
Ricketson said the USDA Biology division will assist in the effort, including helping city staff on the use of pyrotechnics as a humane deterrent and the roosting patterns of the Texas turkey vulture.
“USDA is going to help us, so we can learn in case they come back,” he stated. “It’s something we can do in the future if they should return.”
By Taylor Nye
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