Most folks don’t pay much attention to turkey vultures as they soar high in the sky; they only give us a closer glimpse of ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

Laurie Rott took these photos of a group of adult turkey vultures she spotted in a neighbor’s oak tree in Golden Hills, when ...

Tens of thousands of turkey vultures glide over the Detroit River, offering citizen scientists a surprising highlight of hawk ...

The humble turkey vulture plays a vital role in keeping the land clean and diseases at bay. It also acts like an avian weathervane.

Turkey vultures live in a range of habitats, including subtropical forests, shrublands and deserts. They have bald heads so that when they feast on carcasses, blood and guts don't get trapped in ...

Turkey vultures are nature's cleanup crew The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) ranges nearly the entirety of the Western Hemisphere from northern Canada to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of ...

More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

A turkey vulture nest this year in an old silo in Mequon highlights the general increase and adaptability of the species in Wisconsin.

BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KSHB) — A Blue Springs neighborhood is trying to ward off a pair of turkey vultures that have been seen causing damage to neighbors homes and vehicles. Currently, the ...

An Advance/SILive.com reporter spotted turkey vultures gobbling up a dead opossum on Hylan Boulevard in early May.

Turkey vultures have a major PR problem. Many people view them as black-feathered villains with menacing bone-colored beaks that skulk on tree branches and circle the skies waiting for animals and ...