The southern African population has dropped to fewer than 400 birds, mainly due to by poisoning, power lines and development ...

To bring one of the world’s largest vultures back from the brink, Shannon Hoffman is searching cliffs, collecting eggs, and raising chicks by hand.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Cape vulture, Southern Africa’s only endemic vulture species, has shown positive signs of recovery in some parts of its range, with the overall ...

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 ...

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, ...

University of Maryland (UMD) researchers across multiple colleges collaborated with other international leaders in wildlife conservation to produce an expert assessment and recommendations for vulture ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The birth of an endangered species is always an occasion for celebration, but this hatching represents a particular success for Zoo Atlanta," said a zoo official about the vulture chick Digital News ...