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 unaware of their mostly harmless ...

Here’s how to scare off these pesky birds. 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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Vultures in the Indian subcontinent dropped from a thriving ...

It's a world of excitement at Zoo Atlanta as tiny faces light up at lions, elephants, and rhinos, but there's a feathered resident at the zoo that deserves a second look. Obsidian is the newest star ...

The word “vulture” conjures up a lot of images, mostly of an ugly bird hunched over roadkill on a highway shoulder. But there’s a lot more to these creatures, according to a naturalist at the Cape ...

CARLISLE — Less than a year ago, Carlisle proudly accepted recognition as a “Bird Town Pennsylvania” community, one of 64 across the state. It means borough officials have committed to doing what they ...

Dozens of dead vultures found on campus of Ohio school ...

That analysis considered not just rabies, but all human deaths related to the loss of vultures — including those from water contaminated by cattle carcasses. Researchers estimated that India suffered, ...