It’s been almost 50 years since the California Condor Recovery Program began and while there have been many successes, the birds aren’t out of the woods yet. Birds of prey are one of the most at-risk ...
Condor #1061 had already beaten the stiff odds ... And when avian flu hit the U.S. in 2023, only about 116 of the giant vultures were alive in their southwestern release territory.
A recent study from Tel Aviv University has shed light on how vultures’ behavior changes as they age, drawing parallels to human aging patterns. Led by Marta Acácio and Orr Spiegel, the study tracked ...
An 86-year-old French woman was left severely injured by a vulture in what is thought to be the first recorded case of the bird attacking a human. The woman suffered bone-deep wounds to her ankles ...