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HOW TO GET RID OF PIGEONS ON THE ROOF
Pigeons like to land, roost, nest, and make a mess of your roof and they’re not easy to get rid of. Persistence, bird deterrents, and bird exclusion is the key. Get rid of pigeons on the roof by...
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Man caught on video capturing pigeons with net and cage in Scarborough
A Toronto resident recorded a video of a man snatching pigeons in the city’s east end and when she tried to report it to officials, she said no one wanted to investigate. On Sunday morning, Bruna...
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Hundreds call for end to TransLink’s practice of trapping and killing pigeons
Last summer, Lana Nechayev’s friend told her about a pigeon she had seen struggling in a trap at TransLink’s Stadium SkyTrain station in Vancouver. Nechayev wanted to see it for herself, so with the...
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Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon
CANBERRA, Australia — A racing pigeon has survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre (8,000-mile) Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States to find a new home in Australia. Now authorities...
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Pigeon pirates are spotted illegally catching birds on the streets of Manhattan
Pigeon pirates are illegally catching the birds on the streets of Manhattan to sell them out of state gun clubs to be killed for sport, animal rights activists claim after two incidents were reported...
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‘I do think we’ve reached a tipping point in Toronto’: One councillor wants...
Kristyn Wong-Tam doesn’t hate pigeons. But the councillor for Toronto Centre (Ward 13) has watched constituents fight pigeons for long enough, having fielded numerous complaints over the years from...
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Pigeon poop problem weighs down Sid Buckwold Bridge
For 53 years, large flocks of pigeons have called the Sid Buckwold Bridge home. And for 53 years, they’ve also used it as a washroom. The City of Saskatoon is embarking on a dirty mission to rid the...
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Two dead after pigeon droppings infection at Glasgow hospital
Two patients have died at a hospital after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings. The individuals are thought have caught the airborne disease at the Queen Elizabeth University...
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‘Like Finding a Unicorn’: Researchers Rediscover the Black-Naped...
For a month the researchers had traversed slender mountain ridges, crossed and re-crossed rivers that roared through canyons cloaked in tropical forest, and endured bloodthirsty mosquitoes and leeches,...
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Belgian pigeon flies high in record 1.25 million euros auction
A star racing pigeon named Armando has fetched a record 1.25 million euros in an online auction, Belgian media reported Sunday. The prized bird—Belgian’s best long-distance racer of all time according...
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Pigeon feud: North Vancouver approves ban targeting councillor’s neighbour
“Everybody has a hobby, right? Some have cats, some have dogs. I have pigeons.” Kulwant Dulay says he’s lived in the District of North Vancouver for 25 years and, for most of them, he’s kept homing...
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Humans domesticated pigeons, then abandoned them. Is it time for a reappraisal?
What words come to mind when you think about pigeons? Nasty, dirty, gross — maybe just plain “ew“? Pigeons are ubiquitous to urban life, but humans are not generally fond of them. And while they may...
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Mirror Self-Recognition in Pigeons: Beyond the Pass-or-Fail Criterion
Spontaneous mirror self-recognition is achieved by only a limited number of species, suggesting a sharp “cognitive Rubicon” that only few can pass. But is the demarcation line that sharp? In studies on...
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Birds Aren’t Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory
In Pittsburgh, Memphis and Los Angeles, massive billboards recently popped up declaring, “Birds Aren’t Real.” On Instagram and TikTok, Birds Aren’t Real accounts have racked up hundreds of thousands of...
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Why pigeons are ‘people persons’
Pigeons are among the most common birds we encounter in our daily lives, yet their biology is surprisingly complex. Their adaptability and digestive capabilities allow them to thrive in a wide range of...
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The Pigeon Puzzle: How Do They Figure Out Their Impossibly Long Routes Home?
NICK OUD knows when to put his faith in a bird. As he clasps a homing pigeon between his hands, he looks for three things: curiosity, toughness, and stubbornness. A bird with these qualities is likely...
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HOW CAN I KEEP PIGEONS OUT OF MY FACTORY?
Pigeons are always on the lookout for a source of food and buildings with plenty of high nooks and crannies to roost and nest in, and your factory might just fit the bill. But if pigeons get into your...
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Toronto is set to consider banning feeding pigeons across the city
Toronto is set to consider banning the feeding of pigeons across the city. A motion proposed by Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam seeks to prohibit the feeding of the birds in public and private spaces. In her...
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Pesky pigeons and their toxic poo closes riverside walkway by RSC
A proliferation of pigeons and their toxic poo is to blame for the current closure of the riverside walkway which runs alongside the RSC. Pigeon faeces is acidic, eroding both metal and stonework, and...
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Parrots and Pigeons around Your Baby: This Is What You Should Know
If you are a pet bird lover or taking your baby to a house with bird pets and wondering if it’s healthy or unsafe for your child, then here is what you must know about the safety of the babies when...
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