A bearded vulture chick hatches in the wild in Spain after more than 100 years of absence, giving hope to conservation ...
With the longer days, the natural world is slowly starting to wake up. Last week, I saw both a chipmunk and a skunk, both of ...
Protecting vulture populations in Africa presents some unique challenges for conservationists. These slow-breeding and ecologically vital scavengers range over vast territories and are vulnerable to ...
A lone turkey vulture circles carrion along the Coupon-Gallitzin Road just north of Tunnelhill on Monday afternoon. Mirror ...
Vultures are often vilified simply because of how they look. They are seen as unclean and unnecessary creatures, which has led to mass poisoning in the past. However, most vultures help clean up the ...
A red-tailed hawk and turkey vulture at Norristown’s Elmwood Park Zoo share food, nests, and a bond rare for cross-species birds.
Misidentification spikes when birds soar high in harsh midday light. At that distance, plumage contrast can wash out, and ...
SPRINGVILLE - Local ecological and climate researchers and educators Amanda Driver and Nancy Bruce led Field Sciences Day at ...
We've had a cold and windy winter with plenty of snow, making it hard for folks to get out and about. What about the wildlife ...
Zoo staff say the female hawk and female turkey vulture share food, preen each other and have even attempted to raise eggs.
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The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell—from natural cologne to pest control
When we think about birds, we often picture their colorful plumage: the iridescence of a peacock's tail or the electric blue flash of a kingfisher. Or we might consider how they use voices, from the ...
No longer. Vanya and his father, Sievert Rohwer, an influential feather researcher and curator emeritus at the Burke Museum at the University of Washington in Seattle, believe that the tiny filoplume ...
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