The Value of Vultures

The value of vultures is vast. Vultures are vital. Healthy vultures prevent the spread of disease. Their highly acidic stomachs and short gastrointestinal tract mean that they rarely get infected with any diseases, so they effectively “end” in the vulture population. Scavengers like vultures are under-appreciated. This is true even for human society. We do not value enough the sewer, or those who take our trash. Modern society is so much cleaner than ever before. Dealing with our byproducts makes us healthier; but, as we’ve seen with climate change, we rarely deal with them.