Vultures have an important job to do scavenging carrion, which helps reduce the risk of diseases from spreading in the environment. But when they decide to roost on or near your house, it’s generally ...

My wife and I were driving on a rural road in Bibb County in Middle Georgia the other day when I spied a dark mass on the grassy roadside ahead of us. “Vultures,” I said. “Ugh,” said my wife. I slowed ...

Love 'em or not, the vulture bird is an essential part of our ecosystem. Find out why vultures don't sing, how long they live ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a multi-year study to better mediate conflicts with black vultures. Landowners, cattle ranchers, ...

Black vultures are given a bad rap. Despite being unsightly to many and bothersome at times, experts believe these large birds are unsung heroes of our ecosystem. Their ability to eat carrion, or the ...

This week on Discover Nature, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on a multi-year study to better mediate conflicts with black ...

The most abundant buzzard across the United States is still the turkey vulture, which sports pink skin on its head, a long tail and a V-shaped wing profile. But increasingly, it is the black vulture ...

RAPID CITY S.D. (KELO) — A turkey vulture that was injured near Belle Fourche is now in the care of the Black Hills Raptor Center. Maggie Engler, the executive director at the Black Hills Raptor ...

A king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) at the Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa during the public viewing event held to raise awareness about the threats faced by bird species in the country due to climate ...

Black vultures were feasting on a dead squirrel flattened by the countless cars that had run over it on a street by our house. The vultures ate up every morsel of what they must have considered a ...