LEADER 03433oam 22004574a 450 001 9910158982803321 005 20210112204943.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001008879 035 $a(OCoLC)964624837 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse56557 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4785193 035 $a(BIP)56918112 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001008879 100 $a20161125d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aVulture $eThe Private Life of an Unloved Bird /$fKatie Fallon 210 $aLebanon, NH $cForeEdge$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 311 08$a1-61168-971-6 311 08$a1-5126-0030-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aTurkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja, in Uruguay jote cabeza colorada, and in Ecuador gallinazo aura. A huge bird, the turkey vulture is a familiar sight from culture to culture, in both hemispheres. But despite being ubiquitous and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary nonfiction devoted to it--until Vulture. Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell and sight to locate carrion. Unlike their cousin the black vulture, turkey vultures do not kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes harming them a federal offense, the birds still face persecution. They've been killed because of their looks, their odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government occasionally sanctions "roost dispersals," which involve the harassment and sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures during the cold winter months. Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie Fallon examines all aspects of the bird's natural history: breeding, incubating eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will never look at a vulture in the same way again. 606 $aWildlife rescue$zAppalachian Region$vAnecdotes 606 $aBirds$xConservation$zAppalachian Region$vAnecdotes. 606 $aTurkey vulture$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWildlife rescue 615 0$aBirds$xConservation 615 0$aTurkey vulture 676 $a598.9/2 700 $aFallon$b Katie$01249611 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158982803321 996 $aVulture$92895796 997 $aUNINA