A few weeks ago, along a ridge somewhere north of the South African city of Pretoria, Sacha Dench returned to the skies once more. The Dartmoor-based conservationist, nicknamed the “Human Swan” for ...

Turkey vultures caught in a recent snowstorm are flying free again. Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WWWRC) answered ...

Conservationist Sacha Dench visits three different vulture species, each with an extraordinary story of persecution and survival. In India, vulture populations collapsed by 99.9%, the sharpest ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus ...

By Sean Mowbray Vulture populations in Southern Africa are dwindling, yet the birds could bring large economic benefits to ...

Flight: a large dark bird that flies with its ... The tail is relatively long. The black vulture has a quicker, shallow flap, shorter tail, and obvious white patches at the base of the primaries ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers—the first ever record of such a ...

What a Week It’s Been for K-pop, Huh? Leaked past videos allegedly show three Blackpink members using the N-word, and a Kiss of Life livestream was criticized for cultural appropriation. trailer ...

The white-backed vulture is the most common and widespread ... 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, can ...

With their fearsome talons, acid poo and a penchant for rotting carcasses, the vulture has long been shouldered with associations of death, and dishonour. This taboo often puts them bottom of the ...

For her new project, Flight of the Vultures, Dench is launching 10 expeditions to far-flung corners of the globe where vultures are now threatened with extinction to raise awareness of their plight.