Vultures, condors, buzzards: are these all names for the same type of bird? The difference in names between these three has been confusing people for quite some time. Thankfully, the similarities and ...

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It's not exactly a compliment to be called a vulture. They circle overhead when disaster or death is imminent. They scavenge and scrounge, feeding on things killed by nature or man, feasting on the ...

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 ...

Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. Conservationists in Africa are trying to change that. CAPE TOWN, South ...

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 ...

Researchers in Uganda say the country’s only nesting site of critically endangered Rüppell’s vultures is under threat from hunting, charcoal burning and farming. Two nesting colonies are built on ...

Researchers in Costa Rica found that pig carcasses decomposed twice as fast when vultures had access to them compared to carcasses where vultures were excluded. The absence of vultures led to a ...