vultures

Mass poisoning of vultures in a South African National Park raises alarm about the spread of poaching

At least 123 vultures have died in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, after consuming the carcass of a poisoned elephant with agricultural pesticides. Park authorities and the conservation group Endangered Wildlife Trust confirmed that the mass poisoning, one of...

The Rüppell’s vulture, the bird that flies higher than a plane and struggles to survive

Among the wonders of the animal kingdom, the Rüppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppelli) stands out as one of the most impressive. This robust and silent scavenger bird holds the record for the highest recorded flight: in 1973, a specimen...

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The toxic footprint of “forever chemicals” found in human blood

An accidental discovery in 1938 triggered a global contamination with a toxic footprint of "forever chemicals" that persist in...