Protests which used some pretty unusual tactics
Back in 2001 the then London Mayor Ken Livingstone announced his plans to reduce the number of pigeons in Trafalgar Square. But not everyone was a fan of the idea. Animal rights group PETA argued the...
View ArticleBengaluru Traffic Police Offers Water to Hurt Pigeon on Road
Stepping out in blistering hot this summer is an arduous task to do. Waves of heat directly hit your face like that from a furnace. And during a weather like this, my heart goes out to those who have...
View ArticleDelivered by pigeon post in Cuttack
So you thought that being a policeman only involves glamorous tasks like chasing smugglers? The cops working for the Carrier Pigeon Service in Cuttack would disagree. Their daily to-do list includes...
View ArticleBacteria levels in Lake Rotoroa too high in places, OK in others
Waterfowl are stinking up the city’s ancient lake and faecal bacteria is putting recreational users at risk. Ducks, geese, Australian-banded coots and pigeons make up a large chunk of the avian species...
View ArticleNew species related to extinct dodo found in Otago
A new pigeon species related to the extinct dodo bird has been found at a Central Otago fossil site near St Bathans. The Zealandian dove, which lived in the South Island some 19 million to 16 million...
View ArticleYour View: Pigeons in Yorketown
Way back in 2006 I was contacted by multiple Yorketown business owners fed up with the escalating pigeon problem. During the following 12 months more than 1000 were professionally removed, including...
View ArticleWhy don’t pigeons migrate?
Q: Why don’t pigeons migrate? A: That’s an interesting question and part of the answer lies in the fact that these birds are not native to the United States. Settlers brought rock pigeons to this...
View Article“Zealandian Dove” Is The New Pigeon Species That Has Just Been Unearthed In...
Fossil remnants of a pigeon found on the South Island of New Zealand point out that this bird was related to the extinct dodo bird, as it has been published by academic sources. The researchers...
View ArticleVenice bans new takeaways to stop snacking tourists
As Venice tries to reduce the impact of mass tourism, the city has banned the opening of any more takeaway food outlets for the next three years. It is an attempt to reduce the number of tourists...
View ArticleThese 7 Animals Are Much Smarter Than You Think
Are humans the smartest animals on Earth? Not necessarily, according to primatologist Frans de Waal, author of Are “We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?”. He writes about chimpanzees that can...
View ArticleClearly, nobody taught this pigeon the difference between an escalator and a...
Exercise, as we know, is important for everybody. And this pigeon got the memo, too. It was recorded on camera hard at work as it ran on a treadmill – er, make that an escalator bannister. The video...
View ArticleNo other bird has a warning system quite like it
Crested pigeons are native to Australia and one of the growing number of birds that have adapted to the impact of humans on the environment and moved into urban areas. Originally birds of the inland,...
View ArticleHow to help lost or injured racing pigeons get home
As we are coming up to pigeon racing season again, pigeon fanciers will be taking their pigeons further away from their lofts for training, firstly to get their old birds fit, and secondly for the...
View ArticleCrows have become a rare sight in Bengaluru
A few years ago, there was talk about how one no longer spots the humble sparrow within the city. Noticed how the number of crow sightings have also reduced? Once a staple of the Bengaluru skyline,...
View ArticleSquawking Avians
Why do pigeons roost on roofs or gutters? Pigeons like comfortable sunny places that are safe from predators and has abundant food and water. The nests are built of twigs but quickly become so covered...
View ArticleHelping lost pigeons get home in Pretoria
As pigeon racing season approaches, pigeon fanciers will be taking their pigeons further away from their lofts for training. Pretoria pigeon fancier Elaine Russell said this was done firstly to get...
View ArticleBrazen vendor harasses woman councillor at Juhu
A woman corporator was recently stalked by a grain seller after she objected to feed being sold for pigeons on Juhu beach. Renu Hansraj said residents of societies adjacent to the beach had complained...
View ArticleFully loaded pigeons have come home to roost
CCTV footage of an explosive attack at the local police headquarters in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on Monday. Three church bombings in Surabaya during Sunday services, killing at least 18 people...
View ArticleThe royal falconers and pigeon-fancier
It was Maharaja Mansingh I who brought a falcon after the conquest of Bengal to Amber. It was said to belong to the Turkish Sultana of Akbar’s Court, who presented it to him for his valour in the 16th...
View ArticleCritters spring into action as weather warms up
SOMETIMES I think someone is filming “Wild Kingdom” in our neighborhood, especially this time of year. Last week, I had the annual spring ritual of a bird falling down the chimney into the fireplace,...
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