Conservationists say the sighting is a major milestone after years of work to reduce poisoning and restore the species’ ...

Asia's vultures recover after drug ban following a 99.9% population crash linked to cattle painkiller diclofenac. The post ...

A radio-tagged white-rumped vulture dies from electrocution in Nilgiris, highlighting challenges in wildlife reintroduction ...

The reappearance of the white-rumped vulture follows the collapse of the sanctuary's local population after a poisoning ...

Radio telemetry provided crucial data for Z25, a White-rumped vulture, but ultimately could not prevent its tragic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's not exactly a compliment to be called a vulture. They circle overhead when disaster or death is imminent. They scavenge and ...

Costa Rica is famous for its diversity of birds. Of the many hundreds of species of birds found throughout the country, vultures are probably towards the back of the line when it comes to the list of ...

More than four out of every five dead black vultures examined by University of Georgia researchers tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a new study published in ...

Many people have probably seen birds picking up small pieces of man-made materials, like strips of a plastic bag or paper litter, and taking them into their nest. This behavior appears to be fairly ...

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The two lappet-faced vultures had been together for just a few months, yet the massive birds, with their watchful, featherless gargoyle faces and their dark mottled body plumage so plush that it looks ...