Vultures are a large bird with wide wings of prey known for scavenging on carrion (dead animals). They belong to a scientific group of birds called Cathartidae, a Greek word for purifier. Though not ...

Some may despise scavengers like vultures, but we’d sorely miss them if they were gone New research links a sharp decline in vulture populations with half a million deaths ...

Jaisalmer: A comprehensive study on raptor ecology has begun in Desert National Park (DNP) and surrounding areas to assess ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

New research reveals an innovative wildlife forensics method that uses advanced genetic tools and local DNA databases to help authorities solve complex environmental crimes involving multiple species.

Conservationists have released five vultures back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa after they were rescued ...

“Turkey vultures have evolved to have the most finely-attuned sense of smell among nearly all birds, which has also allowed them to be the most ubiquitous of all the 23 vulture species in the ...

Although they succeeded in 2006, the 2023 State of India’s Birds report revealed that at least three vulture species in India have suffered long-term losses of 91 to 98 percent. In ecological ...

South African National Parks recorded one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa on 6 May 2025. A total ...