▁dist ress ed ▁fir ms ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁making ▁them ▁more ▁prof itable ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁ultimately ▁sell ▁them ▁for ▁a ▁profit ▁ ▁V ulture ▁fund , ▁a ▁h edge ▁fund , ▁private ▁equ ity ▁fund , ▁or ▁dist ress ed ▁deb t ▁fund ▁that ▁inv ests ▁in ▁deb t ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁weak ▁or ▁in ▁default , ▁known ▁as ▁dist ress ed ▁se cur ities ▁ ▁Places ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Mountains , ▁Arizona ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Mine , ▁Arizona , ▁a ▁mine ▁and ▁a ▁community ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Pe ak ▁( Mont ana ), ▁Gla cier ▁National ▁Park , ▁Mont ana ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Gla cier ▁( Mont ana ), ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁fl anks ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁ ▁Else where ▁ ▁V ulture ▁( region ), ▁Italy ▁ ▁Monte ▁V ulture , ▁an ▁ext inct ▁vol cano ▁and ▁the ▁names ake ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Gla cier ▁( Al berta ), ▁Ban ff ▁National ▁Park , ▁Canada ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Pe ak , ▁Raj g ir , ▁Bi har , ▁India , ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁ ▁V ulture ▁Street , ▁Br is b ane , ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁Australia ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁V ulture , ▁a ▁term ▁in ▁baseball ▁for ▁some ▁relief ▁pitch er ▁ ▁Phil ▁Reg an ▁( base ball ) ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 7 ), ▁American ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁pitch er ▁nick named ▁" The ▁V ulture "