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By wonderfulwv 04/24/2020 March 2017/Preservation/Wildlife/WVDNR

Respect For the Bone Picker

The turkey vulture plays a critical role in our ecosystem. It also has a surprisingly vivid personality. West Virginia makes a great home for turkey vultures. “They nest in cliffs and caves, and we have a lot of rocky outcrops for that,” says Katie Fallon. “We have wind, updrafts coming

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