If urban landfills disappear under the new European regulation, some endangered birds such as the Egyptian vulture will need alternatives to their feeding patterns in order to survive in the future.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Prasenjit Dutta This project is about mourning for vultures as a declining species. I had ...

Egyptian vulture populations have declined drastically across much of their range, with their status in Nepal’s Pokhara Valley looking no less dire. The species has long benefited from breeding and ...

To raise awareness of the plight of the endangered Egyptian vulture, WWF-Spain launched today a new project called El Viaje del Alimoche (The Journey of the Egyptian Vulture), which allows users to ...

A huge international effort has succeeded in protecting endangered vultures by tackling threats to the birds along their migration route between Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Egyptian vultures ...

Researchers of the University of East Anglia in Britain tracked the migratory birds, Anya and Arys, as they visited all three cities in the Golden Triangle and flew over the iconic Taj Mahal The ...

Time was when only five species of vertebrates were known to use tools. There was man, of course. Chimpanzees used rocks to break open hard-shelled food, sticks to feed on termites and ants, and ...

In a context marked by the future disappearance of landfills, the study reveals that Egyptian vultures would use the carcasses of extensive livestock farming as their main trophic resource. New ...