Common name: rock pigeon - formerly known as rock dove, popularly called "pigeon." Scientific name: Columba livia, in the Family, Columbidae. The rock pigeon is an exotic species in North America. It ...

Today city-dwellers tend to think of pigeons as “rats with wings”—pests that are good for nothing but tarnishing buildings and spreading disease. In fact, the pigeons strutting the streets today are ...

It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Even for the most devoted animal lover among us, there are ...

We Maltese in general rarely see birds locally as pests, but we tend to see them as welcomed visitors and while a minority enjoys their company by observing them in the wild, the majority love to ...

It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...

Pigeons lead much-maligned lives in our cities. They eat what’s edible from our trash, and live much of their lives at street level. So it’s no surprise, perhaps, that the name ‘rats with wings’ has ...

There are few animals in the world which elicit as much controversy as the humble pigeon. On the one hand, pigeon enthusiasts breed carrier pigeons as pets and for sporting purposes. Some are even ...