CITES CoP20 concluded last Friday in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It delivered landmark outcomes for international bird trade and conservation affecting songbirds, African hornbills and ...

Turkey vultures never seem to hurry. They glide silently above us, drawing circles in the air, calligraphers with quill pens. They tip and turn up there in the wind, rarely flapping those long willowy ...

A key symbol of autumn's arrival in South Florida is the burgeoning population of migrating vultures whose brooding glower and foreboding frame can startle those unware of their mostly harmless nature ...

Vultures play a vital ecological role by cleaning up carrion and preventing the spread of disease. Despite their benefits, vultures can cause property damage and pose risks to aircraft. Vulture ...

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but it's fair to assume that vulture looks are an acquired taste. The hook-beaked, scrawny-necked and chunky-bodied birds were immediately described as ...

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Photos show the rare sightings of Eurasian griffon vultures in Poland, including one seen on a trail camera scavenging in the forest. Google Street View July 2019 ...

From the Zambezi to the Cape, conservationists are racing to protect Southern Africa’s vultures, and using rehabilitation, education and eco-tourism to change the narrative. From Spider-Man’s ...

Of the 10 vultures trained at the Tiger Reserve and released, these are the only two that survived in the wild. The BNHS said that this is significant because it shows that captively bred vultures can ...