MAGALIESBURG, South Africa — Five vultures that were rescued and rehabilitated by a conservation group have been released back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa. Two of the Cape ...

For centuries, hooded vultures in West Africa have lived in close association with people in towns and cities. The vultures’ dependence on scraps thrown out has grown in line with the overhunting of ...

FILE - A pair of Cape vultures is seen in their enclosure at the Vulture Programme at Boekenhoutkloof near Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File) ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poaching, poisoning and other hazards have taken a heavy toll on Africa's endangered vultures. New research suggests that the scavengers also face another threat – toxic bullet ...

Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. But conservationists in Africa are trying to change that. They've launched ...

Vulture tagging in Africa provides a unique opportunity to witness some of the continent's most fascinating wildlife ...

A helicopter survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, found the region’s first sighting of a critically endangered species, photos show. Photo from Wildlife ACT Watching out the windows of a helicopter ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 123 ...