{"id":18424,"date":"2021-09-23T16:52:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=18424"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:01:12","slug":"black-vulture-research-highlighted-by-ny-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/black-vulture-research-highlighted-by-ny-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Vulture Research Highlighted by NY Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Large<\/a>Pat Zollner<\/a>, professor of wildlife science, and doctoral student\u00a0Marian Wahl<\/a>\u00a0are researching\u00a0black vultures in Indiana<\/a>\u00a0in order to better understand vulture ecology as well as to develop methods to mitigate future harm to Indiana and Kentucky livestock.<\/div>\n

In addition to looking to see what causes some black vulture to become aggressive predators of livestock, instead of simply scavengers, the research group also is looking to learn signs that can determine whether an animal has been killed by vultures or simply scavenged.<\/p>\n

For their knowledge of and research\u00a0on black vultures, Zollner and Wahl were interviewed by the New York Times for its article “Black Vulture Attacks on Animals May Be Increasing<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is totally unknown in Indiana and most places is how often this (predation) happens,\u201d Zollner said. \u201cAddressing that gap is one of the goals of our research.\u201d<\/p>\n

More on Zollner and Wahl\u2019s black vulture research and how you can help by either taking an online survey or donating calves believed to have been\u00a0killed by black vultures\u00a0can be found in “Citizen Participation Needed in Black Vulture Research<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

\"Marian<\/a><\/div>\n

Some of the group\u2019s research efforts were recently featured in a pictorial titled “A Day on the SIPAC Farm<\/a>.” See Wahl, Zollner and undergraduate students Gabrielle Dennis and Danielle Jones in action in the photo feature by Tom Campbell.<\/p>\n

This article is shared on Forestry & Natural Resources News & Stories – Black Vulture Research Highlighted by NY Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:
\n<\/strong>Citizen Participation Needed in Black Vulture Research<\/a>, Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) Blog
\nBlack Vulture Research, March Edition of Beef Monthly<\/a>
\nBlack Vulture Ecology and Human-Wildlife Conflicts<\/a>, Purdue FNR, Dr. Pat Zollner’s Website
\nAgriculture & Livestock<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<\/p>\n

Wendy Mayer<\/a>, FNR Communications Coordinator
\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pat Zollner, professor of wildlife science, and doctoral student\u00a0Marian Wahl\u00a0are researching\u00a0black vultures in Indiana\u00a0in order to better understand vulture ecology as well as to develop methods to mitigate future harm to Indiana and Kentucky livestock. In addition to looking to see what causes some black vulture to become aggressive predators of livestock, instead of simply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,54],"tags":[256,1149,943,147,1038,1507,72],"class_list":["post-18424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howto","category-wildlife","tag-fnr","tag-fnr-ext","tag-fnr-extension","tag-forestry-and-natural-resources","tag-research","tag-vultures","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t