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June 6, 2023
TERROR FROM THE SKY
Vultures have shifted from scavenging carcasses to killing newborn livestock
These days, wolves, coyotes and other predators are not the only threat to newborn livestock. A USDA report on cattle and calf losses shows that vultures are responsible for 10% of all calves lost to predators. Often called “nature’s garbage disposals” because they eat animal carcasses as they scavenge the countryside, black vultures have become so brazen — or desperate — that they are now widely reported to be preying on live animals only minutes out of the womb, as well as ravaging the compromised mother.