On a May morning in Pokhara, Nepal’s tourist town in the lap of the world-famous Annapurna range, 40-year-old Hemanta Dhakal ...

By its simplest definition, a vulture is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion, which is the meat of dead animals. The media ...

Local property owners and volunteers are giving kestrels a chance to thrive in an age where the species’ population has declined.

Eagle's Nest was built for William K. Vanderbilt II between 1910 and 1936, and is now home to a museum, planetarium, hiking trails, and more.

Turkey vulture. Photo by Steve Adams The public perception of vultures has been shaped by unflattering portrayals in media and folklore. Their association with death and their scavenging nature has ...

Attendees were given the opportunity to engage with and learn more about turkey vultures during the event, which highlighted the environmental impacts of the bird species.

Ralph the turkey vulture served as an animal ambassador at the EcoTarium. The turkey vulture is one of two knowns species of vulture in Massachusetts. Vultures are primarily carrion-seeking birds. He ...

A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like rabies.

The ecosystem service that scavengers like this turkey vulture provide could help prevent the spread of disease from animals to people. Jon Nelson/Flickr ...