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Morris County Homeowner Killed Several Vultures With Air Rifle: Police Morris County Homeowner Killed Several Vultures With Air Rifle: Police
Morris County Homeowner Killed Several Vultures With Air Rifle: Police A homeowner in Morris County was charged after shooting and killing several vultures with an air rifle, authorities announced. A complaint from a Dover resident stated that several dead turkey vultures were found on his property between mid-December 2021 and mid-January 2022, the New Jersey Conservation Officers Association said citing a report to the Fish and Game Council. An injured vulture was taken to The Raptor Trust in Millington for treatment and later euthanized due to the severity of the injuries, the association said. The Raptor Trust performed an x-ray on the injured vulture tha…