It only feeds on carrion—the carcasses of dead animals—and, by eating flesh before it rots, the vulture prevents dangerous bacteria and viruses from growing on decomposing carcasses.

The bearded vultures in the Alps are currently doing so well that their population could double to around 700 animals within ten years.

Black vultures have been seen in large groups in Honesdale. While potentially spooky looking, the vultures provide an ...

She explained that the live birds could carry disease and pose a threat to the animals on the farm and the students who care for them. There would be two dead ones ... a couple of vulture ...

“We don’t know what else we can do.” Vultures play an important ecological and sanitary role, disposing of dead animals quickly and reducing the risk of diseases spreading. “They’re the garbage ...

THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on ... the rapid cleanup, and recycling, of dead animals. By one estimate, vultures either residing in or commuting into the Serengeti ecosystem during ...

The substance is poisonous to scavenging birds like vultures, and kills them when they feed on the carcasses of dead cows.

scanning for dead animals. The vulture project is helping bring Murchison Falls back from the brink after decades of rampant poaching of elephants, hippos, Cape buffalo and other wildlife.

We are creating a list of criteria that farmers can use to prove that they lost an animal ... of human-vulture conflicts. Ultimately, our plan is to use these transmitters to test how vultures react ...

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 ..

It seems a lot of people are only interested in the glamorous or top-tier species of mammals and birds. For example, no one seems interested in mice, voles or shrews. You don’t see many ...