Seen as harbingers of death and disease, staples of horror films and Halloween decor, vultures actually play an important ...

The most widespread vulture in North America, the turkey vulture is locally called “buzzard” in many areas. A turkey vulture standing on the ground can, at a distance, resemble a wild turkey.

A turkey vulture in trouble is getting the help it needs at a Miami wildlife hospital.The injured bird is no ordinary ...

Unlike some other types of birds, black vulture populations have been increasing in recent years. "They do provide valuable ...

Vultures make Honesdale look "like an Alfred Hitchcock movie," a resident says. They're also helpful by clearing dead animals, the mayor points out.

The city of Leesburg is taking an interesting approach to get rid of turkey vultures causing an issue at their water tower.

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 ...

As news emerged that the collision between the American Airlines jetliner and the U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., had claimed the lives of 14 members of the close-knit figure skating ...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. – It was raining turkey vultures over the Gulf of Mexico 35 miles off Islamorada, with land nowhere in sight. Charter captain Brandon Storin was guiding some sport fishermen ...

Bearded vultures had been brought back from the brink of extinction through a project involving 120 captive vultures. Is this a success? The bottleneck effect may be a lingering threat for them.