“Illinois’ black vulture population has increased significantly in recent years, particularly in the southern portion of the ...

The often-shunned vultures play a crucial role in disease prevention and ecological cleanup, but their declining population ...

It only feeds on carrion—the carcasses of dead animals—and, by eating flesh before it rots, the vulture prevents dangerous bacteria and viruses from growing on decomposing carcasses.

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 ...