Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's skin and eyes. Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an ...

A Florida fishing guide and his clients found around 150 vultures that were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after falling out ...

What is the white-backed vulture? The white-backed vulture is the ... a white backside that can only be seen when the bird is in flight. Its wings, which are white on top and brown on the bottom ...

As he walked across the parking lot, he first noticed “a whole lot of bird poop” all over his pickup truck. Then he saw the rubber seals torn from his sunroof and dangling from his windows. When ...

As we traveled through the desert landscape in an open-roofed ... but that decision came too late for many vulture species. Vultures are not just birds; they are an example of how human greed ...

The most widespread vulture in North America ... Flight: a large dark bird that flies with its wings held in a noticeable dihedral. Usually rocks side-to-side, especially in strong winds.

Once upon a time, the vulture was an abundant and ubiquitous bird in India. The scavenging birds hovered over sprawling landfills, looking for cattle carcasses. Sometimes they would alarm pilots ...

Deb Haaland: Learn from the past | Miyoko Chu: Desert birds at risk | Scott Weidensaul: Changes in migration | Clay Henderson: Bird count warnings | Rodney Siegel: The value of parks | Amy Davis ...

This project focuses on better understanding vulture ecology and the dynamics of the conflict in order to identify effective and defensible pathways to protect both livestock and birds. We are ...