Bogota implores tourists to stop feeding pigeons
BOGOTA, Colombia — On a bright Sunday afternoon, a group of government workers walked around Bogota’s most famous square dressed as pigeons, with cardboard beaks covering their noses, as thousands of...
View ArticleFeeding pigeons could soon be illegal in Las Vegas
Many different kinds of activities fly here in Las Vegas, but soon, one might not: feeding the pigeons. It’s currently banned in Henderson and in Clark County, and come a week from Wednesday, Oct. 10,...
View ArticleResidents in Ealing are at war over the feeding of pigeons
Signs put up by the council in West Ealing asking people not to feed pigeons have been spray-painted over in the night less than 24 hours after being put up and again after being cleaned just days...
View ArticleShooting through stereotypes: Women’s Mentored Hunt part of governor’s...
Katie Hemme hasn’t hunted since she was in college, and even then, the only things she tried to shoot were raccoons or coyotes who threatened her family’s sheep farm. The one time she actually dropped...
View ArticleDe-extinction may become a reality for passenger pigeons
A group of thirteen pigeons currently living in a research facility in Australia are making history as the first ever pigeons to contain the Cas9 gene in their reproductive systems. Ben Novak, a...
View ArticleHong Kong sisters spearhead pigeon rescues but face prejudice and legal...
He turns to sisters Gian and Inez and snaps at them: “The reason they’re here defecating and spreading germs all over the place is because people like you feed them!” The man, who declined to give his...
View ArticleA pigeon keeper and his dog held out thru years of Syrian war
The Yarmouk district in Damascus has switched hands many times in Syria’s war: from rebels, to Daesh (so-called IS) militants, and back to government forces. But Abu Nimr did not budge. He has remained...
View ArticleAhmedabad: Man, son beaten over pigeon theft
Representative image AHMEDABAD: A man and his son were beaten by three persons over an alleged theft of pigeons in the Madhavpura area of the city late on Monday night. The complainant, Gulzar Qureshi...
View ArticleSisters in Hong Kong run pigeon rescue group to nurse birds back to health
Two sisters in Hong Kong have taken it on their shoulders to rescue and nurse wounded pigeons in their area. The sisters, named Inez and Gian, run their group “Hong Kong Pigeon and Dove Rescue” on...
View ArticleFeeding pigeons in Vegas can now net you a $1000 fine and six months behind bars
A unanimous vote has officially made it illegal to feed the pigeons in public in the City of Las Vegas. Ward 1 councilwoman Lois Tarkanian sponsored the bill. She said the city received numerous...
View ArticleCould you re-home flock of 20 domestic pigeons?
Pigeon fanciers are being asked to come forward to rehome a flock of unclaimed domestic birds. The RSPCA wildlife centre in Nantwich is on the lookout for bird-lovers to re-home a total of 20 domestic...
View ArticleTo peck or not peck: Which do pigeons prefer?
Animals are expected to minimize time and effort to reinforcement. Thus, not pecking should be preferred over pecking. However, even if time is held constant, pigeons often peck when it is allowed but...
View ArticleMan fed up with pigeons offers £2,500 to solve problem
Geof Lodge spoke at Ross Town Council’s meeting on Monday night with regards to the Wilton Cliff opposite the Man Of Ross pub. Pigeons gather and roost at the wall which results in a large amount of...
View ArticleRhinestone-wearing pigeon found in Arizona; search underway for owner
The search is on for the owner of a pigeon decked out in a bedazzled vest. “They’re rhinestones, so is he Liberace or the Rhinestone Cowboy? I haven’t figured that one out yet,” said Jody Kieran, who...
View ArticleIpswich port postpones pigeon cull after outcry
Associated British Ports (ABP) had told residents living near the Waterfront, Ipswich, that it would carry out the action on Sunday. It had raised concerns that the birds around its grain stores were a...
View Article“Rhinestone Pigeon” at Northwest Valley animal shelter
If you are missing a pet pigeon, it might be at a Northwest Valley animal shelter. The pigeon is sporting a rhinestone vest, a sign that it belongs to someone. A woman found the pigeon in Glendale,...
View ArticleAir gun warning issued after pigeon is shot in Weston-super-Mare on...
A Somerset wildlife rescue has issued a strong warning about the danger of air guns after a pigeon was shot and seriously injured in Weston-super-Mare. Staff at Secret World Wildlife Rescue, in East...
View ArticleThe pigeon man
It began as a pastime: Javed Iqbal, pushing 50s, had a small cage on the rooftop of his home where he kept a horde of pigeons. Soon it became an obsession with him. Today, at the smallish shop he has...
View Article‘We have your friend’: US bird rescuers on lookout for owner of pigeon in a...
A US bird rescue organisation is searching for the owner of a very fashionable bird, after it was found wearing a tiny vest covered in rhinestones. Workers at the Fallen Feathers shelter in Arizona...
View ArticleThis Bedazzled Pigeon Is My Summer Looks Icon
It seems the internet loves a fashionable animal, and this week — following the discovery of the social media star that is ‘Hot Duck’ (aka a Mandarin duck that lives in Central Park) — a sassy new...
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