It's large, about 4 feet tall with a 6-foot wingspan and is around during the winter months in Oklahoma. Turkey Vulture — These all-black birds with red features on their heads feed on animal ...

Black vulture populations are expanding and causing problems for livestock producers across several states. “It kinda gets you in the gut,” said Oklahoma livestock producer Yancy Paul.

Oklahoma WildCare has taken on the task of caring for the birds. Dr. Abbott said his volunteers and many who know their office have been bringing in the birds that didn’t die and need help.

Vultures were responsible for 10% of all calves lost to predators in 2017, according to a USDA report on cattle and calf losses in the U.S. Thacker never saw these birds on his ranch until the ...

Providing food for wintering birds is popular in Oklahoma in both urban and rural areas, and people in both places can help the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation monitor the ...

The sooty-black birds have a five-foot wing span and weigh about five pounds. ... In Oklahoma alone, ranchers lose around $200,000 worth of livestock each year to black vultures, ...