The borough is now in a cooperative service agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to tackle this issue.

Love 'em or not, the vulture bird is an essential part of our ecosystem. Find out why vultures don't sing, how long they live, and more.

A turkey vulture standing on the ground can ... The tail is relatively long. The black vulture has a quicker, shallow flap, shorter tail, and obvious white patches at the base of the primaries ...

"Unlike their less aggressive relative, the turkey vulture, black vultures will gang up and prey on livestock," Robert Pierce, PhD, associate professor and state extension fisheries and wildlife ...

Vultures play a critical role in the environment, cleaning up carcasses and acting as nature’s garbagemen. However, black vultures (Cathartes aura) are unique among New World vultures in that they are ...

Growing flocks have begun to unnerve some who live in parts of the Cumberland County town. But help is on the way.

Black vultures are in a genus of their own. In other words, they don’t have any close relatives. You most likely are familiar with the much more common turkey vulture, which has a huge range ...

The world's 23 vulture species, including turkey vultures, black vultures and California condors (which are endangered) here in the U.S., have sharp vision to help them spot carrion from high above.

In addition to nest and egg management, the USDA could also provide vulture harassment using effigies, spotlights, paintballs, pyrotechnics and gas canons.