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 ...

Conservationists have released five vultures back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa after they were rescued ...

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

A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.

Vultures, hyenas, and other scavengers look ugly and may never win any popularity contests, but these misunderstood animals quietly play one of nature’s most vital roles, cleaning up rotting ...