DNA testing reveals that the wild ancestors of the common domestic and feral pigeons, now extinct in many parts of the world, are still living on islands in Scotland and Ireland. Researchers led by ...

Rare wild pigeons extinct in most of the world have been discovered living in remote parts of Scotland and Ireland. Researchers have found the rock dove, also known as the rock pigeon, living on ...

What's the difference between pigeons and doves? Are doves and pigeons the same thing? Tom Hibbert from The Wildlife Trusts ...

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 ...

The rock pigeon is also an abundant year round resident throughout much of North America, particularly in cities and towns. But unlike the house sparrow and starling, the rock pigeon population in not ...

Alastair Ward receives funding from the BBSRC and Defra. But the disease doesn’t only threaten poultry and egg production – it also threatens wild bird populations in a way that it never has before.

Tired of longtails as our national symbol? No worries. Pigeons are proliferating and ready to replace the longtail on airport art, trinkets, jewellery and T-shirts, and most importantly in our skies.

Of course you know pigeons, they are a ubiquitous bird in cities throughout the world. They cluster on steps and asphalt and nest under eaves and on signs. They eat trash and poop everywhere. Possibly ...