Once abundant but driven to extinction due to habitat loss and toxic substances, red-billed oxpeckers have rebounded thanks ...

When released they all flew directly north, back towards the Kruger until that one bird turned around. That moment marked the ...

A vendor in Durban, South Africa, proffers vulture heads for sale as muti—traditional medicine. Dried and smoked, vulture brains are also thought to provide visions of the future. The birds ...

Wild vulture populations on the continent have plummeted by more than 90% over the past 30 years. Records of the species in South Africa date back to 1680 but it is now considered extinct in this ...

The white-backed vulture is the most common and widespread vulture in sub-Saharan Africa. It is recognizable by its dark-brown face, long, white neck, and of course, a white backside that can only ...

Here are five South African cities that should be at the top of any culture vulture’s travel itinerary… 1. Cape Town: A melting pot of cultures Cape Town is often considered the cultural heart ...

The first vulture safety zone in the region has been opened in South Africa in an effort to protect the birds whose population is declining as a result of poisoning. The vulture safety zone will ...

This unit of three sessions imagines life at a typical waterhole in the African bush as animals come ... Cool down – vultures: slow travelling with outstretched arms.

A key symbol of autumn's arrival in South Florida is the burgeoning population of migrating vultures, whose brooding glower and foreboding frame can startle those unaware of their mostly harmless ...