A national roadmap aimed at tackling the illegal use of poisoned baits and strengthening protection of the endangered griffon vulture population in Cyprus has been approved, the interior ministry said ...

The Cape Griffon vulture, the largest bird of its kind in Africa, is also one of the most endangered. Listed as “vulnerable” to extinction by the World Conservation Union (which is similar to ...

Residents of Rahim Yar Khan’s Rukanpur area captured a rare large white vulture, prompting swift action by Punjab Wildlife authorities. The Eurasian griffon vulture was rescued by the wildlife team ...

At the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in ancient Anatolia (modern Turkey), archaeologists have long wondered about the presence of griffon vulture symbols throughout the settlement and about a series of ...

The Cape Griffon, Africa’s heaviest species of vulture, has a distinctive blue-skinned, featherless head and neck, a white ruff at the base of the neck, and honey-colored eyes. Like other vultures, ...

Mumbai: In an announcement that will be met with excitement by wildlife enthusiasts worried about the near-extinction of Indian vultures, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has announced that ...

A griffon vulture has settled on the coast of Castelldefels and Gavà, south of Barcelona, for a week, much to the surprise of residents and users of the C-31 highway. It spends hours perched on the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli was captured by rebel forces after crossing the border into Syria before being released and returning home. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo welcomed a new bird Friday, one of less than 50 in zoos across the U.S. The bird, a Rüppell’s griffon vulture chick, hatched at the zoo this week. The Zoo announced the ...