Their scavenging habits don't really help their reputation either. Most vultures' looks may be off-putting, but bearded vultures, also known as lammergeiers, are brightly colored, making them a ...

They may be back, but vultures still face many dangers. With a wingspan of up to three meters, the bearded vulture is one of the largest birds of prey in Europe. In Germany, the species had been ...

Bearded vultures had been brought back from the brink of extinction through a project involving 120 captive vultures. Is this a success? The bottleneck effect may be a lingering threat for them.

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The bearded vultures in the Alps are currently doing so well that their population could double to around 700 animals within ten years. However, their situation is fragile ...

The captive breeding program at the Vulture Conservation Foundation gives a bearded vulture chick the chance to live in the wild. A former intern at The Scientist, Amy studied neurobiology at Cornell ...

By one estimate, vultures either residing in or commuting into the Serengeti ecosystem during the annual migration—when 1.3 million white-bearded wildebeests shuffle between Kenya and Tanzania ...