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

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

That’s no eagle: Turkey vultures are the other large birds soaring above. They tilt or rock their 6-foot wingspan as they fly with their wings in a V pattern. By Jim Williams.

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 ...

Once upon a time, the vulture was an abundant and ubiquitous bird in India. The scavenging birds hovered over sprawling landfills, looking for cattle carcasses. Sometimes they would alarm pilots ...

If your local vultures are getting sick, that’s a sign something is really wrong with the dead animals they’re eating. And they can also sound the alarm on toxic substances introduced by humans.