PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Ohio wildlife officials cleaned up the carcasses of 72 black vultures on Friday morning, which were splayed across the ballfields and campus of a Clermont County elementary school.

Pierce Township officials said the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) initially refused to clean up or test the dead birds and only agreed to help hours after being contacted by the WCPO 9 I-Team .

“They were very adamant that they were not coming. There was a recommendation that you just take them, put them in a bag, double-bag them and throw them in the garbage,” said Pierce Township Trustee Allen Freeman. “It was very clear that there was no help coming … Thanks to Channel 9, you guys reached out to ODNR, and amazingly, they started to change their tune.”

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