After months of debate over how to manage its pigeon population, a small town in Hesse has held a referendum with a controversial outcome. Along with the European election and the local district ...

A bizarre referendum result in Germany will lead to the mass slaughter of a town's pigeons. It's no secret that pigeons, which some liken to the rats of the skies, are known globally as a pest and are ...

Pigeons have to be one of the most unloved animals that humans ever drew to our side. The birds that flock European squares descended from domesticated rock doves some 10,000 years ago, and so are ...

ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...