The Cape vulture is a large bird with a wingspan of up to eight and a half feet, standing at about three feet tall and weighing 15 to 24 pounds. The vulture also has large feet and a sharp, hooked ...

Cape vultures observed scavenging off a naturally predated carcass for the first time sparks optimism for the future of the species through ongoing conservation efforts. The unmistakable stench of ...

A new assessment highlights an increased extinction risk among some of the continent’s vulture species. “Vultures and other birds play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems,” said Simon ...

The report, conducted by BirdLife South Africa across 33 of the 35 wind farms nationwide over eight years ending in 2023, found 2,444 dead birds from over 200 species. Of these dead birds, ten per ...

Setting sail from Plymouth, UK, in August 2023, Oosterschelde, as part of the DARWIN200 mission, embarked on an extraordinary two-year planetary conservation mission, retracing Charles Darwin's ...