Most of us have a favorite species of bird based on their song, color or habits. There is a fascinating bird that will never win a beauty contest, yet it plays an important role in our environment.

Vultures flying around an interstate exit in southern Kentucky led to the discovery of a body law enforcement authorities believe is Joseph Couch, accused of shooting five people from a wooded perch ...

A vulture soars overhead as three others are perched on the hillside at Cambria's Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. Credit: Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo While backpacking decades ago in our Santa Barbara ...

That analysis considered not just rabies, but all human deaths related to the loss of vultures — including those from water contaminated by cattle carcasses. Researchers estimated that India suffered, ...

Bringing a species back from the brink of extinction is not easy. These conservationists have dedicated their lives to ...

Vultures play a very important role in ecological balance by serving as nature's cleanup crew. They suppress the spread of diseases by consuming carcasses; however, these birds have declined in ...