How did the Pink Pigeon bounce back from just nine birds?
The Pink Pigeon is no longer Endangered. But how did conservationists achieve this, and is it sustainable? Dr Vikash Tatayah, Conservation Director, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (BirdLife Partner)...
View ArticleTips for bird dispersal with lasers
There are at least two potential consumer uses for lasers outdoors, pointing out stars in the sky and dispersing birds. This page discusses tips for deterring and dispersing birds. Summary...
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Facts about pigeons
Pigeons are our most common urban bird. They are amazingly resourceful creatures, able to survive in the midst of predatory humanity. Even so, up to 35% of a local population may perish annually from...
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DAMAGE POTENTIAL
Feral pigeons and certain species of gull, for example the Herring Gull and Lesser Black-Back Gull are potentially a source of risk to health and safety in the urban environment. A range of diseases...
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Company has the poop for keeping birds away
From sidewalks messed with droppings to gutters filled with feathers, birds aren’t always welcome in some public places. As beautiful as they can be individually, a large group of birds gathering atop...
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an apartment building on the top floor
I live in an apartment building on the top floor and had some pigeons decide to nest on my balcony since I hadn’t really been out there due to work and the weather wasn’t very nice. A pair of pigeons...
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What to do about pigeons
From a pigeon’s perspective, city living can’t be beat. Food and water are readily available. Predators are rare. Plus, there’s plenty of free housing. Pigeons find our window ledges, rooftops,...
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Why killing pigeons doesn’t work
Killing, by any means, isn’t just cruel; it fails to solve the root cause of the problem, leading to an endless cycle of killing. Turtle dove walking over the clothes hanging on the balcony cloth...
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Logo Shocked the internet
How to represent a city as old, sprawling, and populous as London? The London Museum shocked the internet when it debuted its new logo: a humble pigeon who, as the locals might say, has just gone to...
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Pigeon, mouse and loo roll among causes of London fires
Fires were caused by a mouse chewing wires, a toilet roll being microwaved and a pigeon with a cigarette A pigeon dropping a discarded cigarette down a chimney was among the most unusual causes of...
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PIGEON POOP POISONING 70% OF OUR CHILDREN
Nearly three-quarters of Big Apple kids may have been exposed to a pigeon-poop fungus that can cause vomiting, fever and other illnesses, a new study revealed yesterday. According to researchers at...
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Pigeon protesters ruffle Livingstone
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone was unexpectedly “ruffled” on his trip to the US, by protesters opposed to his plan to reduce the number of pigeons in Trafalgar Square. He was on a fact-finding mission...
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What happened to the one-legged pigeon?
Ah, the one-legged pigeon of Ryerson — a famous figure on campus. Students and regular citizens alike fondly regale each other with stories of the deformed bird. It’s been brought to my attention that...
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Pigeon terrorists were to drop bombs
The U.K. considered training pigeons to deliver weapons of mass destruction but changed its mind, government files show. City pigeons It considered using the birds to deliver biological weapons after...
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Pigeon feed seller takes flight
The last pigeon feed seller in London’s Trafalgar Square has agreed to stop trading in return for a cash payment. Pigeon standing on the house Bernard Rayner reached an out-of-court agreement after a...
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IN PRAISE OF PIGEONS
More than 20 years ago, after a boozy bachelor party, three of us were walking across the small park at the intersection of State and Rush Streets. This, like many other parks large and small, is a...
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IN PRAISE OF PIGEONS
Fresh debate has been sparked over a controversial Oxford statue after onlookers noted it had been pelted with “pigeon droppings”. The Cecil Rhodes statue on the grounds of Oriel College at University...
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Reading woman disgusted at dead pigeons and poo on footpath
A woman has expressed her disgust at the amount of ‘dead pigeons, droppings and shed feathers’ scattered across a railway bridge not far from Reading Station. The railway line goes directly over...
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TransLink and BC SPCA tackling the pigeon problem
VANCOUVER, BC — TransLink and the BC SPCA are teaming up to humanely reduce the pigeon population at VCC-Clark SkyTrain Station. An automatic bird feeder is dispensing birth control for a pilot project...
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Dead pigeons found in hospital years before action taken, inquiry told
Dead pigeons were being found in a hospital at the centre of infection concerns years before action was taken to address the issue, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry was told that as...
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