Ranchers across the Midwest are battling black vultures, a federally protected bird that has a reputation for killing newborn livestock. While the birds play a major ecological role, their expanding ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government will allow livestock to graze on thousands of acres of land set aside for conservation as a part of its response to record flooding in the Midwest. The move, ...

Yancy Paul recalls rushing across his lush-green pasture early last spring, opening gate after gate to get to his newborn calf that was swarmed by flocks of black vultures. “Before I could get to him, ...