The world needs these scavengers. Wildlife experts stunned as trail camera captures first-time visit of apex scavenger: ...

A mass poisoning incident early in May in the Mahlangeni section of the park left more than 120 vultures dead and reignited concerns over escalating threats to biodiversity, public health and the ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas help limit pathogens that can harm humans by eating carrion, the meat from decaying ...

Learn how falling numbers of vultures, hyenas, and other large-bodied scavengers could cause an uptick in zoonotic diseases.

More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, and a new report from scientists ...

Half a century after its extinction, Bulgaria celebrated the reintroduction of one of Europe’s rarest birds of prey — the Bearded Vulture. This is seen as a stepping stone to reconnecting them ...

A decline in scavengers like vultures, hyenas, and condors is disrupting ecosystems and increasing the risk of disease ...

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

Ralph the turkey vulture served as an animal ambassador at the EcoTarium. The turkey vulture is one of two knowns species of ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.