Falling vulture numbers in the Americas could have serious implications for public health and ecosystems, new research has found. A first-of-its-kind study conducted in Costa Rica has revealed that ...

For centuries, hooded vultures in West Africa have lived in close association with people in towns and cities. The vultures’ dependence on scraps thrown out has grown in line with the overhunting of ...

Researchers in Costa Rica found that pig carcasses decomposed twice as fast when vultures had access to them compared to carcasses where vultures were excluded. The absence of vultures led to a ...

A key symbol of autumn's arrival in South Florida is the burgeoning population of migrating vultures, whose brooding glower and foreboding frame can startle those unaware of their mostly harmless ...