There is a bird that exceeds our olfactory abilities with a similar magnitude: the turkey vulture. While most birds have only weak senses of smell and find their food by sight, our common vulture ...

Vulture carcasses found on portions of Harford County trail tested for bird flu 02:13. Part of a hiking trail near Fisherman's Park in Harford County was shut down Tuesday after officials found ...

Nepal had been breeding vultures in captivity for years, and, in 2017, conservationists finally deemed the area safe enough to start releasing birds. Now it was time for the program’s last ten ...

The world's 23 vulture species, including turkey vultures, black vultures and California condors (which are endangered) here in the U.S., have sharp vision to help them spot carrion from high above.

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act requires a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to capture or kill turkey vultures. The risk of being caught doing so without permission is a fine of up to ...

Vultures stalk death, and death stalks vultures. Think about the scavenger bird and images of disease and decay soon follow. The birds have a bad reputation – unjustifiably so, say ...

The birds were once widespread in India, acting as "nature's sanitation service", said The Economist. They are also highly efficient. "A group of vultures can polish off a cow's carrion in 40 ...

More than 700 wild black vultures in Georgia are the latest victims of H5N1, commonly known as bird flu. The dead vultures were discovered August 13 at Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary in Locust Grove ...

While Americans may see the eagle as a holy bird, and despite common misconception, “nesher” does not mean eagle - it means ...