Conservationists hope the Vulture Interactions photography contest can help improve the public’s perception of the birds.

This dire prediction comes from a group of international researchers from the University of St Andrews, the Hawk Conservancy Trust and the University of York. In a report published in June of this ...

This remarkable wildlife scene captures a group of African vultures resting together on the open savanna. Vultures are among ...

Vultures stalk death, and death stalks vultures. Think about the scavenger bird and images of disease and decay soon follow. The birds have a bad reputation – unjustifiably so, say conservationists, ...

Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. But conservationists in Africa are trying to change that. They've launched ...

Scientists warn poisoned vultures and cross-border trade are driving a growing conservation crisis around Chad's capital.

MAGALIESBURG, South Africa — Five vultures that were rescued and rehabilitated by a conservation group have been released back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa. Two of the Cape ...

A new study on hooded vulture populations in Ghana and South Africa shows low genetic diversity, placing the birds at threat of disease outbreaks and environmental change. South Africa only has an ...

Among the fastest-declining birds in the world, African vultures battle many of the problems commonly plaguing wildlife today, such as habitat loss, hunting, and poisoning, but they also face a more ...

A Cape vulture is seen in its enclosure at the Vulture Programme at Boekenhoutkloof near Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa. A Cape vulture hovers over a "vulture restaurant" at the Vulture Programme at ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. Conservationists in Africa are trying to change ...