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Meet the N.L. couple finding happiness in pet pigeons
Meet the N.L. couple finding happiness in pet pigeons Pet pigeons may be unconventional, but there’s room for love and acceptance Whether wandering around the Avalon Mall or walking along the harbour...
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Rock pigeons should not be overlooked. Here’s why
Rock pigeons should not be overlooked. Here’s why I headed out to Wells Harbor this weekend to see what birds were there: Who was back from the south, who was migrating through and whether anyone was...
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Birth control for bird control? Toronto put pigeons on the pill to fight the...
Birth control for bird control? Toronto put pigeons on the pill to fight the flock A city pilot that put pigeons on the pill to regulate the population costs about $24,000 a year and is listed as a...
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Pigeon accused of spying for China freed in India after 8-month detention
Pigeon accused of spying for China freed in India after 8-month detention A pigeon is released from an animal hospital in Mumbai on Jan. 30 after being held for eight months on suspicion of spying for...
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Eagles and falcons deployed to scare away pigeons in Barcelona
Eagles and falcons deployed to scare away pigeons in Barcelona This article is more than 3 months old Trial project aims to drive colonies causing a nuisance at Camp Nou football stadium to nearby...
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Where Did All the Pigeons Go?
Where Did All the Pigeons Go? People have been commenting on the disappearance of city pigeons for several years, and not just in Portland. Pigeons? Downtown? Are you feeling feverish, Karrie? Everyone...
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Sandwich shop to offer ‘seagull insurance’ to customers robbed of their toasties
The Cheesy Toast Stack, a popular sandwich shop in St Andrews, has introduced a unique countermeasure against an unusual problem: seagull theft. Dubbed ‘seagull insurance’, this initiative gives...
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Pink pigeon possibly dyed for gender reveal party in NYC dies
Pink pigeon possibly dyed for gender reveal party in NYC dies Flamingo, the dyed pink pigeon, has died. The Wild Bird Fund, who rescued the king pigeon and attempted to remove the colouring from its...
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Sandwich shop to offer ‘seagull insurance’ to customers robbed of their toasties
The Cheesy Toast Stack, a popular sandwich shop in St Andrews, has introduced a unique countermeasure against an unusual problem: seagull theft. Dubbed ‘seagull insurance’, this initiative gives...
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Bird Deterrent Solutions for Crop Protection:
Weeds, pathogens, and animal pests are among the pests that pose a threat to the productivity of crops meant for human consumption. Bird-caused crop losses pose a serious and costly challenge for...
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‘Anti-flocking agent’ used to control pigeons has controversial past
A controversial pesticide that has been banned through much of Europe and in New York City is being used to keep pigeons away from Red Deer’s downtown bus terminal. It’s a cloudy morning in British...
View ArticleThe new pigeon wars
A man feeds the pifeons in Times Square in 1949 (and was probably beaten a short time later.) Rats with wings, or majestic streetwise bird? It’s a debate that’s raged almost as long as New York City...
View ArticleVisual deterrents and physical barriers as non-lethal pigeon
A study on a population of pigeons on the University of South Africa’s Muckleneuk campus was conducted over 2 years. Counts were conducted during a baseline year (March 2013–February 2014) to establish...
View ArticleCity fights pigeons with hallucinogenic drug
In a messy but unsuccessful war against pigeons on city buildings, Denver has tried highfrequency sirens, electrified toe strips and an anti-perching product called Hot Foot. But now city officials...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of 50,000 Missing Pigeons
Pigeons are more often mocked than their avian brethren. But human beings have relied on pigeons for centuries to act as messengers, a reliable early post system — or in one case, a news bulletin. The...
View ArticleThe case for the humane control of pigeons
Pigeons are one of the few species of wild animal with which town and city dwellers have regular contact, so they are popular with a lot of people. However, the cost of cleaning their droppings from...
View ArticleBrilliant nature! Help stop rooftop cruelty to our super bright birds.
Great news. The petition to reduce the use of bird deterrent spikes on buildings has now almost reached 2000 supporters! I recently saw a poor Herring Gull dangling dead from a roof top caught by a...
View ArticleLondon’s pigeon problem has a simple solution: a hawk
Handler Paul Picknell and the Harris’s hawk, Lemmy, in London’s Trafalgar Square. Lemmy’s job is not to hunt pigeons, but to deter them. Leo Hornak Fifteen years ago, the center of London was densely...
View Article‘I Have Pigeons’
I have pigeons. They are living 21 stories above the city on a small terrace that I don’t use much in the winter, behind a large urn holding a bare lilac bush, sitting on a small table. It is a very...
View ArticleHow 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)...
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