Scavengers are in trouble—and their decline could be harmful to human health. With many of these creatures that feast on dead animals struggling to survive, scientists say their downfall could lead to ...

Long before humans became master hunters, our ancestors were already thriving by making the most of what nature left behind. New research suggests that scavenging animal carcasses wasn’t a desperate ...

Scavengers aren’t the most charismatic of animals, but they perform a vital task: by eating carrion, they remove dead animals from our environments. Yet large-bodied scavengers are declining worldwide ...

Worldwide, populations of scavenging animals that feed on rotting carcasses are declining. Scientists are finding that this can seriously hurt... From vultures to hyenas: How scavengers protect human ...

Growing up in rural India, my grandmother would feed the village dog half a chapati and a bowl of milk each afternoon, surely ...