The most widespread vulture in North America, the turkey vulture is locally called “buzzard” in many areas. A turkey vulture standing on the ground can, at a distance, resemble a wild turkey.

The Facebook page Hinckley Buzzard Day posted that one of the turkey vultures was spotted at 7:28 a.m. Saturday. "Thanks to Min Keung of the Cleveland Metroparks for photos and be ...

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 ...

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Despite statewide restrictions on these pesticides in California, a recent study found that as many as 13% of turkey vultures in the Los Angeles area tested positive for the chemicals. Given the ...

A vulture culture began to roost on campus and around the state with the advent of a new program started by the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates and UW Biodiversity Institute last year.

U.S. populations of both turkey and black vultures also plummeted during the 20th century, but they’ve rebounded since the 1970s when the use of DDT was discontinued — the chemical pesticide had led ...