I’m about to start my lunch when I’m interrupted by an Andean condor. The vulture hasn’t swooped down from the sky to take my ...

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.

More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

Rare sightings of Eurasian griffon vulture: Trail camera photographed bird scavenging in Owl Mountains then bird appeared at Konin waste disposal facility.

At Blouberg Nature Reserve in Limpopo, home to South Africa’s largest colony of Cape Vultures, the very communities once involved in poaching are now stepping up to stop it.

Bolivia's largest Indigenous Andean religious festival has long inspired joyous revelry. But this year, there is no escape from economic and political crises.

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

Hidden Andean condor nest with adults and chick has been found in Peru’s Junin Region in the Andes Mountains, marking the fourth nest discovered in the country.

An Andean religious leader sprinkles liquor into a bonfire during the Andean New Year of 5,533 celebration in El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Black vultures crowd around an unconcerned black bear at Cameron Park Zoo earlier this year. Vultures perch on a light fixture at the zoo.