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.

Turkey vultures, named for their bald heads and general ... (from eating animals killed with lead bullets), poaching and habitat loss. But these birds have bounced back, thanks to captive breeding ...

The city’s solution is the use of a “Bird Banger,” an orange handheld pistol that propels a pyrotechnic into the air and ...