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Sick pigeons downtown might have been poisoned
Sick pigeons downtown might have been poisoned: Salthaven West A local wildlife organization is concerned about the number of sick pigeons it’s finding in Regina’s downtown. Megan Lawrence, director of...
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Stop the pigeons!
Stop the pigeons! Birds fed birth-control drug at SkyTrain station to reduce population Pigeons can seem pretty innocuous in the city, but according to TransLink, the birds can cause all kinds of...
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A Manx bird charity has spoken against Douglas
A Manx bird charity has spoken against Douglas Council’s move to ban mass feeding of wild birds throughout the town. Manx Wild Bird Aid (MWBA) is calling for the council to follow guidance set out by...
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On Givo Hassko’s Maple Ridge property, there are Indian fantails
On Givo Hassko’s Maple Ridge property, there are Indian fantails, Budapest short-faced tumblers, and any other number of trained pigeons that he’s either bought, bred or fostered over the years. A...
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Kulwant Dulay is pictured in his pigeon coop
Forbes recused herself from the vote because of a conflict of interest. Before being elected, she had made several complaints to staff about the pigeons and said they had damaged her lawn, and in 2017...
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Pigeon Ban Leads To Conflict Of Interest Allegations In B.C. Community
Pigeon Ban Leads To Conflict Of Interest Allegations In B.C. Community The District of North Vancouver is now investigating council after it passed a bylaw targeting a councillor’s neighbour and pet...
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A man feeding pigeons in downtown
A man feeding pigeons in downtown Vancouver. Earlier this year, she had at least three conversations with fellow Councillor Lisa Muri regarding pigeons, according to emails. In July, she asked Muri to...
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The pigeon prohibition will come into effect May 2020.
The 3,400 kg chandelier had been affixed days earlier by a web of thin metal cables to the underside of Vancouver’s Granville St. Bridge, a space that has long been an unwelcoming dead zone. Despite...
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an Shadick doesn’t much care for pigeons, but she doesn’t want them to suffer.
Shadick doesn’t much care for pigeons, but she doesn’t want them to suffer. When the wildlife rehabilitation organization she operates began receiving more and more calls about apparently-poisoned...
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Elise Stolte: Gleaning wisdom from an ancient approach to pigeon poop
We call them flying rats and we trap, poison or push the nuisance birds away from bridges and the ledges of downtown buildings. But perhaps pigeons are just misunderstood. At least, that’s what a group...
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Conwy Road Bridge repair bill rises as pigeon poo hides rust
Conwy Road Bridge repair bill rises as pigeon poo hides rust. Bridge repair costs have more than doubled because pigeon poo disguised rust. Council officials struck a deal for the work on Conwy Road...
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Pigeon droppings cited in bridge collapse
PAUL, Minn.–Pounded and strained by heavy traffic and weakened by missing bolts and cracking steel, the failed interstate bridge over the Mississippi River also faced a less obvious enemy: Birds,...
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PIGEON ASSOCIATED PEOPLE DISEASES
Bird droppings on building window Feral pigeons (Columbia livia) are not harmless birds. Many potential infections of humans silently exist in pigeons which are not apparent. They have the potential...
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Bacteriological survey of feces from feral pigeons in Japan.
Some public areas in Japan such as parks and gardens can be highly contaminated with pigeon feces. We examined levels of four bacterial contaminations in fecal samples from feral pigeons in 7...
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Pigeon Droppings & Waste in an Attic
The problems with bird or pigeon droppings, or any animal droppings, for that matter in an attic is fourfold. First of all, the droppings tend to grow fungus or mold over time. This mold can often...
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Pigeon Wars
For 10 days this August,a fresh-faced 41-year-old named Jeffrey Traill trolled Hollywood in his Honda, videotaping pigeons. Pigeons lined the ArcLight theaters near the Walk of Fame, commandeered the...
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Chlamydial infections in feral pigeons in Europe: Review of data and focus on...
Feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica), which thrive in most European towns and cities, are commonly infected with the zoonotic bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci, the agent of psittacosis (also known...
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Pigeon problem
Feral pigeons cause damage to property. Pigeons roost on ledges and sloping roofs. They: destroy insulation deface surfaces block pipes and gutters with droppings. Their droppings are acidic and eat...
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Pigeons Destroy Bridges and Can Kill People with Over 30 Contagious Diseases
Pigeons Destroy Bridges and Can Kill People with Over 30 Contagious Diseases: Construction Workers that Re-Paint Bridges, Decontamination Workers, Farmers, and Local Residents This disease is very...
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Officials investigating the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse are looking at...
Officials investigating the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse are looking at an unlikely culprit: pigeons. Image & Story from CNN Of all the possible causes of the deadly collapse of Minnesota’s...
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