The most widespread vulture in North America, the turkey vulture is locally called “buzzard” in many areas. A turkey vulture standing on the ground can, at a distance, resemble a wild turkey.

It seems a lot of people are only interested in the glamorous or top-tier species of mammals and birds. For example, no one seems interested in mice, voles or shrews. You don’t see many ...

The toxins, which remain in animal tissue, travel up the food chain, disproportionately affecting predators at the top of the food web, as seen in turkey vultures and North American bobcats.

Trends in North American vul­ture populations ... Collisions of red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), and black vultures (Coragyps atratus) with aircraft: ...