Researchers have found out that during the period from 2000 to 2005, the vulture population plummeted drastically, causing ...

Vultures play a critical role in the environment, cleaning up carcasses and acting as nature’s garbagemen. However, black vultures (Cathartes aura) are unique among New World vultures in that they are ...

With a wingspan of up to 10 feet, this critically endangered vulture is North America’s largest flying bird, known for its impressive recovery efforts. This massive Old-World vulture ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. Vultures in the Indian subcontinent dropped from a thriving population in the millions to a mere ...

And that’s not all, according to a new peer-reviewed study ... the highest in the world. Vultures, highly efficient scavengers, were historically relied upon by farmers to swiftly remove ...