City-dwellers often complain about pigeons, calling them “rats with wings” and condemning them as noisy, messy, disease-carrying feces machines. But they’re really pretty benign. Much of the problem ...

Councils spend heavily on grisly yet ineffective methods. Why won’t they consider a proven, low-cost and humane strategy, asks freelance writer Sydney Lobe ...

Last year Fort Lee, NJ Health Officer Steven Wielkotz turned to the chemical Avitrol to rid the area around town hall of pigeons. Avitrol "kills the pigeons by first causing them to suffer seizures ...

Pigeons could soon be fed contraceptives in Norwich Market after mounting concerns around the size of the flocks. Norwich City Council is reportedly considering the measure as traders and shoppers had ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - They look harmless enough, perched on top of rooftops, soaking up some Arizona sun. But make no mistake, pigeons have a lot of friends and they don’t play nice. Pigeons are a ...

The Wild Bird Fund in New York City is working to protect pigeons from urban hazards like entanglement in hair or string, which can cause severe injury or death. Staff treat both simple and complex ...