Why pigeons are ‘people persons’
Pigeons are among the most common birds we encounter in our daily lives, yet their biology is...
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...
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...
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"?...
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...
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,...
‘Like Finding a Unicorn’: Researchers Rediscover the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, a Bird Lost to Science for 140 Years
For a month the researchers had traversed slender mountain ridges, crossed and re-crossed rivers...
Two dead after pigeon droppings infection at Glasgow hospital
Two patients have died at a hospital after contracting a fungal infection linked to pigeon...
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,...
‘I do think we’ve reached a tipping point in Toronto’: One councillor wants the city to look at a total ban on feeding pigeons. Others think that idea is for the birds
Kristyn Wong-Tam doesn’t hate pigeons. But the councillor for Toronto Centre (Ward 13) has watched...
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...
Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon
CANBERRA, Australia — A racing pigeon has survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre (8,000-mile)...
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...
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...