Peafowl in PVE 

Did you know that the Palos Verdes peafowl population was introduced to the PV Peninsula by community founder Frank Vanderlip in 1924? Vanderlip received a gift of 16 peafowl from the daughter of William Wrigley Jr., who had maintained an aviary on Catalina Island. These birds were eventually released into the wild after the death of Frank Vanderlip in 1937. 

Over time, the peafowl population grew and spread across the Palos Verdes Peninsula, including areas like Malaga Cove and Espinosa Circle in Palos Verdes Estates. Recognizing the need to manage the burgeoning population, the city enacted a Peafowl Management Plan in 1986. This plan, overseen by the Police Department, involves semi-annual censuses and a trapping and relocation program to maintain a balanced peafowl population in two distinct locations: Malaga Cove and Luanda Bay. Today, the peafowl remain a distinctive and cherished feature of the community, contributing to the unique character of Palos Verdes Estates.

For more information, click here to review a presentation from 2021.